En el presente trabajo se pretende caracterizar las expectativas de padres e hijos ante las demandas de autonomía conductual que se producen en la adolescencia. Para ello se ha diseñado un cuestionario con el propósito de evaluar laspercepciones de padres e hijos sobre el grado de autonomía alcanzado por éstos, las reacciones de padres e hijos ante el cumplimiento o no de sus expectativas sobre la independencia personal y el nivel de concordancia dentro del sistema familiar. Los resultados indican que los adultos y los adolescentes difieren tanto en la percepción de las conductas realizadaspor éstos como en la violación y ajuste de sus expectativas. Además, la edad del adolescente, pero no su género, permite diferenciar las respuestas de los participantes. Desde el punto de vista intrafamiliar, la concordancia padres-hijoses mayor durante la adolescencia temprana, y el tipo de discrepancia observada varía en función del momento evolutivo en el que se encuentran las familias.
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