DIFFERENCES IN THE ATTITUDES OF MOTHERS AND FATHERS TOWARDS ADOLESCENTS IN FULL AND INCOMPLETE RUSSIAN FAMILIES

The article focuses on one of the most relevant topics in modern Russian society – the interaction of fathers, mothers with adolescent children: theoretical approaches describing child-parent relations are summarized; various aspects of interaction between fathers and mothers with adolescents are considered; the prevailing parenting style in families is determined; psychological issues of a personal nature are identified separately for mothers and fathers, affecting relationships with children. The authors demonstrate the results of an empirical study in the interaction of fathers and mothers with adolescent children. The results obtained show that a permissive parenting style (hypoprotection) prevails in relation to children on the part of parents and the factors contributing to the formation of such parenting style are identified. The article demonstrates specifics in the attitude of mothers and fathers to children separately in full families and those in the attitude of mothers to children in single-parent families. The personal characteristics of parents that contribute to hypoprotection separately in full and incomplete families are highlighted. The results of the empirical study have theoretical significance, expanding the understanding of the patterns in interaction between parents and adolescents. In practical terms, the results of the study are valuable in the field of psychological counseling of parents in terms of child-parent relations, prevention of deviant behavior of adolescents.