Abstract
This study aimed to make clear whether cognitive discrepancies in the assessment of adolescents' behavior between female adolescents themselves and their parents have a negative effect on emotional experiences in adolescence. First, adolescents' emotional experiences were assessed by means of a home environment questionnaire. Then, cognitive discrepancies, identified according to differences in ratings of the adolescents' behavior, were examined in relation to actual emotional experiences. The results indicated the following : when compared with their parents' cognition, (1) the adolescents tended to see their parents as indulgent to them or, even indifferent, (2) the adolescents tended to show dissatisfaction with their own behavior and (3) larger discrepancies were observed among adolescents in relatively poor home environmental conditions. These results suggest that solution of discrepancies would improve the conditions of the home environment, that is, the adolescents' emotional experiences. The necessity of active interaction between adolescents and their parents for the solution of discrepancies is also discussed.
