The parenting and child-rearing attitudes of 97 female college students along with their parents were assessed using the Adult Adolescent Parenting Inventory. Analysis showed a generational effect for empathic awareness of children's needs between mother and daughter. Other cross-sex and demographic effects were discussed.
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