A Longitudinal Examination of the Bidirectional Associations Among Perceived Parenting Behaviors,Adolescent Disclosure and Problem Behavior Across the High School Years |
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Authors: | Teena Willoughby Chloe A Hamza |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Psychology, Brock University, 500 Glenridge Ave, St. Catharines, ON, L3S 3A1, Canada |
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Abstract: | This longitudinal study investigated the importance of parental monitoring to the deterrence of adolescent problem behavior
by examining bidirectional associations among perceived parental monitoring, adolescent disclosure and problem behaviors across
the high school years. Adolescents (N = 2,941; 50.3% female) were surveyed each year from grades 9 through 12. There was a reciprocal association between problem
behavior and parental knowledge, such that higher parental knowledge predicted reduced problem behavior over time and higher
problem behavior in turn predicted lower parental knowledge. It was adolescent disclosure that predicted parental knowledge,
however, rather than parental monitoring behaviors. Parental control was a direct deterrent of problem behavior over time,
and time spent engaged in family fun activities demonstrated indirect links to problem behavior, particularly through parental
control and adolescent disclosure. Importantly, these effects were invariant across grade. Overall, these findings suggest
a “family-centered process”, rather than primarily a youth-driven or parent-driven process, in the prediction of problem behavior. |
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