The participants for this study were recruited from the Flourishing
Families Project. The project is an ongoing study of inner
family life, and the current sample involved families with a child
between the ages of 11 and 16 years (mean age of the child
13.26, SD 1.05). Participants for the Flourishing Families Project
were randomly selected from a large northwestern city
based on whether they had a child between the ages of 11 and
14 years in the home. Families were interviewed in their
homes, with each interview consisting of a video task (not
reported here) and questionnaires completed by the child,
mother, and father, which included numerous questions about
family processes and adolescent behaviors. Our overall response
rate of eligible families was 61% (for more information
on the procedures see [14]).