*This proposal was written in partial fulfillment of requirements for an undergraduate research methods course and is not intended to be carried out.*

Quality of Mother-Daughter Relationships and Self-esteem 

Sabrina Boodhoo

The study intends to examine mother-daughter relationships as a function of self-esteem and the participant's role in the relationship.  The study will require 200 mother-daughter dyads of 2 parent homes from different areas of New York City.  All daughters must attend public school and will range from the ages of 13 – 18.  Socioeconomic status of the dyads will be determined using the Elley-Irving Scale.  The Rosenberg Self-esteem Inventory will be used to measure self-esteem and a revised questionnaire of 6 measures will be used to measure the quality of the mother-daughter relationships.  The study seeks to support that the self-esteems of mothers and daughters are both related to the quality of their relationship.