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Teenagers' perception of agreement over family expenditures, employment, and family life

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Teenagers' perspective of disagreement over family finances and related factors were investigated. Involvement of teenagers in employment and percentage of earnings kept for personal use were examined. Reasons for employment affected disagreement over finances, whereas family income had no important effect on disagreement over finances in multivariate analysis. Disagreement over finances was important in explaining variation in satisfaction with money management in the family and in satisfaction with family life. Results have implication for reducing stress in family life and for contributing to theory on family resource management and adolescent development.

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  1. Consumer Science and Retailing, Purdue University, 47907, West Lafayette, Indiana

    Flora L. Williams (Associate Professor)

  2. Consumer Science and Retailing, Purdue University, 47907, West Lafayette, Indiana

    Susan S. Prohofsky (Research Assistant)

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  1. Flora L. Williams
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This study is part of an interregional Agricultural Experiment Station Research Project NC-128 “Quality of Life as Affected by Area of Residence.” Cooperating states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, and Texas.

Received Ph.D. from Purdue University. Research interests include family economics.

Received B.S. from Cornell. Research interests include consumer and family economics.

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Williams, F.L., Prohofsky, S.S. Teenagers' perception of agreement over family expenditures, employment, and family life. J Youth Adolescence 15, 243–257 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02139125

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