scholarly journals Unpacking the Effect of Parental Monitoring on Early Adolescent Problem Behavior

2013 ◽  
Vol 35 (13) ◽  
pp. 1800-1823 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa A. Lippold ◽  
Mark T. Greenberg ◽  
John W. Graham ◽  
Mark E. Feinberg
Keyword(s):  
Positive Affect ◽  
Problem Behavior ◽  
Parental Monitoring ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
Maternal Knowledge ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Adolescent Problem Behavior ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Monitoring Process ◽  
Parent Monitoring

This study explores the monitoring process longitudinally among a sample of rural early adolescents and addresses two research questions: (a) Does maternal knowledge mediate the relationship between three aspects of the parental monitoring process and adolescent problem behavior: active parent monitoring efforts, youth disclosure, and parental supervision? (b) Are these meditational pathways moderated by the affective quality of the parent–child relationship? Parent efforts to monitor youth and youth disclosure in the Fall of Grade 6 predicted substance use and delinquency in Grade 8. These relations were mediated by increases in maternal knowledge assessed in the Spring of Grade 6, suggesting that the protective effects of these constructs are partially indirect. Supervision was not significantly related to maternal knowledge or problem behavior. Parent efforts to monitor were more strongly related to maternal knowledge in families with high levels of positive affect than in families with low levels of positive affect.

What About the Parental Response?: The Effect of Delinquency and Anger on Parental Monitoring

2021 ◽  
pp. 106648072199251
Author(s):  
Jeremiah W. Jaggers ◽  
Sara Tomek ◽  
Lisa M. Hooper ◽  
Missy T. Mitchell-Williams ◽  
Wesley T. Church
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Analysis ◽  
Parental Monitoring ◽  
Parenting Behaviors ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Parent Behaviors ◽  
Youth Outcomes ◽  
Parental Response ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Youth Behaviors

Parental monitoring is a set of correlated parenting behaviors involving attention to and tracking of the child’s whereabouts, activities, and adaptations. The impact of parental monitoring is ubiquitous and has broad relevance for youth outcomes. Similarly, although less commonly investigated, youth behaviors can impact parents’ or caregivers’ responses or behaviors. Longitudinal analysis was used to assess the gendered effects of youth behaviors—defined as internalized anger, externalized anger, and delinquency—on parent behaviors (i.e., parental monitoring). Results showed that adolescent’s levels of internalized anger, externalized anger, and delinquency were predictive of parental monitoring. Specifically, as the adolescents aged, parental monitoring decreased and parental monitoring was differentiated based on gender. Results and implications for the parent–child relationship are discussed.

Correlates of Parent–Youth Discordance About Youth-Witnessed Violence: A Brief Report

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 865-874 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terri Lewis ◽  
Richard Thompson ◽  
Jonathan B. Kotch ◽  
Laura J. Proctor ◽  
Alan J. Litrownik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Parental Monitoring ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Youth Engagement ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Youth Delinquency ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Abuse And Neglect ◽  
History Of ◽  
High Risk Youth

Studies have consistently demonstrated a lack of agreement between youth and parent reports regarding youth-witnessed violence (YWV). However, little empirical investigation has been conducted on the correlates of disagreement. Concordance between youth and parents about YWV was examined in 766 parent–youth dyads from the Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN). Results showed that significantly more youth (42%) than parents (15%) reported YWV. Among the dyads in which at least one informant reported YWV (N = 344), we assessed whether youth delinquency, parental monitoring, parent–child relationship quality, history of child maltreatment, income, and parental depression were predictive of parent–youth concordance. Findings indicated that youth engagement in delinquent activities was higher in the groups in which the youth reported violence exposure. More empirical study is needed to assess correlates of agreement in high-risk youth to better inform associations found between exposures and outcomes as well as practice and policy for violence exposed youth.

scholarly journals Configurations of Adolescents' Peer Experiences: Associations With Parent-Child Relationship Quality and Parental Problem Behavior

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 474-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tina Kretschmer ◽  
Miranda Sentse ◽  
Wim Meeus ◽  
Frank C. Verhulst ◽  
René Veenstra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Problem Behavior ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Peer Experiences ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Parent Child

scholarly journals Longitudinal Relations Between Parental Strain, Parent–Child Relationship Quality, and Child Well-Being During the Unfolding COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Essler ◽  
Natalie Christner ◽  
Markus Paulus
Keyword(s):  
Problem Behavior ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Parental Strain ◽  
Emotional Adjustment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Change Models ◽  
Child Problem Behavior ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Parent Child

AbstractAs COVID-19 sweeps across the globe, scientists have identified children and families as possibly particularily vulnerable populations. The present study employed a developmental framework with two measurement points (the first at the peak of the lockdown restrictions (N = 2,921), the second after restrictions had been majorly loosened (N = 890)) to provide unique insights into the relations between parental strain, child well-being, and child problem behavior. Cross-lagged panel analyses revealed longitudinal effects of child well-being and problem behavior at T1 on parental strain at T2 with parent–child relationship quality as a moderator. True intraindividual change models showed that decreases in parental strain between measurement points predicted increases in child well-being and decreases in child problem behavior. Thus, the present research points to parental stress coping and child emotional adjustment as promising avenues for professionals and policy makers in their efforts to ensure child and family well-being throughout the pandemic.

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