Good News: Teenagers Found Willing To Help Their Parents

Friday, February 6, 2009 - 09:09 in Psychology & Sociology

New research examines teenagers' and parents' feelings when it comes to young people's obligations to help their parents in everyday situations when requests clash with personal desires. The study shows that teens don't always act out of personal desire or selfishness, but feel relatively obligated to help their parents, even when the requests are small. Surprisingly, parents think it's more acceptable for teens to say no when personal desires conflict than do the teens themselves.

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