PART 2: CHILDREN'S RELATIONSHIPS

Relationship with Parents
Relationship with Mothers :: Relationship with Fathers :: Talking to Parents :: Parental involvement in schooling :: Eating a main meal together
Relationship with Peers
Friendships :: Pets and animals :: Bullying

Relationship with Parents

Talking to Parents

Warmth in the parent–child relationship is related to positive outcomes for children.¹⁴

Measure

The percentage of children aged 15 who report that their parents spend time just talking with them several times a week.

Key findings

In 2006, 64.7% of 15-year-olds reported that their parents spend time just talking with them several times a week (see Table 28).
Marginally fewer 15-year-olds in 2000 (61.6%) than in 2006 (64.7%) reported that their parents spent time just talking with them several times a week.

Differences by gender, age and social class

In 2006, girls were more likely than boys to report that their parents spend time just talking with them several times a week – 73.4% of girls compared to 55.6% of boys (see Table 28). A similar gender difference was observed in 2000.
In 2006, there was little difference on this indicator according to social class, with approximately two-thirds of children from all social class categories reporting that their parents spend time just talking with them several times a week. Results for 2000 also showed social class membership was not associated with spending time just talking with parents several times a week.

Table 28: Percentage of children aged 15 who report that their parents spend time just talking with them several times a week, by gender and social class (2000 and 2006)

	2000	2006
Total	61.6	64.7
Gender
Boys	52.8	55.6
Girls	70.3	73.4
Social class
High SES	62.3	66.6
Medium SES	61.9	64.6
Low SES	60.4	63.0

Source: PISA Survey

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Technical notes
These data are drawn from the PISA Surveys in 2000 and 2006. All data presented are drawn from self-report, self-completion questionnaires completed by children in schools. Thus, they may be subject to bias in relation to self-presentation and memory. These measures may suffer from social desirability bias.

This item was only asked in Ireland for the PISA Survey in 2006 and accordingly there are no international data.

Part 1

¹⁴OMCYA (2006) State of the Nation's Children: Ireland 2006, Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. Dublin: The Stationery Office. Available at: www.childrensdatabase.ie OR www.omc.gov.ie

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