Darya D Gemmel

The purpose of this study is to examine the dynamics of father-daughter relationships and make suggestions of positive maintenance strategies through communication.  The study first summarizes adolescent identity formation and family communication patterns, with an emphasis on identity formation in girls and communication patterns of fathers.  The study then explores their roles of identity formation and communication patterns in parent-adolescent conflict.  The focus then narrows to father-daughter relationships and conflict specifically. The study concludes with suggestions for positive maintenance strategies that can increase communication satisfaction in father-daughter relationships.
Keywords: adolescence, adolescent identity formation, parent-adolescent conflict, family communication patterns theory, parenting style, father-daughter relationships, father-daughter conflict resolution