This survey shows the results of a quantitative online survey conducted in 2012. Survey respondents were polled regarding their perception of child/parent relationships compared to past generations. The survey revealed that some 61 percent of the parents agreed that they were more fearful of disobeying their parents than their kid is of disobeying them.
How has the child/parent relationship changed compared to past generations?
Characteristic
Share of parents that agree
Parents consider their child to be one of their best friends
83%
Parents are closer with their child than their parents were to them
66%
Parents were more fearful of disobeying their parents than their kid is of disobeying them
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Viacom. (August 20, 2012). How has the child/parent relationship changed compared to past generations? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/261164/global-perception-of-child-parent-relationships-compared-to-past-generations/
Viacom. "How has the child/parent relationship changed compared to past generations?." Chart. August 20, 2012. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/261164/global-perception-of-child-parent-relationships-compared-to-past-generations/
Viacom. (2012). How has the child/parent relationship changed compared to past generations?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/261164/global-perception-of-child-parent-relationships-compared-to-past-generations/
Viacom. "How Has The Child/Parent Relationship Changed Compared to past Generations?." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Aug 2012, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/261164/global-perception-of-child-parent-relationships-compared-to-past-generations/
Viacom, How has the child/parent relationship changed compared to past generations? Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/261164/global-perception-of-child-parent-relationships-compared-to-past-generations/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
How has the child/parent relationship changed compared to past generations? [Graph], Viacom, August 20, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/261164/global-perception-of-child-parent-relationships-compared-to-past-generations/
