Both parents and other caring adults have a very significant impact on youth during their formative years. The relationships that young people establish with adults will affect how they see the world and make choices when prevented with difficult situations. Search Institute has studied how youth and adults relate in an effort to understand this important connection.
A New Perspective
Traditionally, studies on adult-youth relationships have been conducted from the point of view of the adults. Search Institute’s groundbreaking Grading Grown-Ups study provides new insights into youth-adult relationships.
- Grading Grown-Ups: How Do American Kids and Adults Relate? (2002)
- Grading Grown-Ups: American Adults Report on Their Real Relationships with Kids (2000)
Other Research Publications on Adult-Youth Relationships
- Search Institute Insights & Evidence is a free online periodical that interprets Search Institute’s research for policy and practice.
