Family Structure, Parenting Practices, and Adolescent Adjustment: An Ecological Examination Shelli Avenevoli, Frances M. Sessa, and Laurence Steinberg

2014 ◽  
pp. 75-100
Keyword(s):  
Family Structure ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Adolescent Adjustment

Family Structure History and Adolescent Adjustment

2008 ◽  
Vol 29 (7) ◽  
pp. 944-980 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shannon E. Cavanagh
Keyword(s):  
Family Structure ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Adolescent Adjustment ◽  
Union Formation ◽  
Family Instability ◽  
Family Connectedness ◽  
National Longitudinal Study ◽  
Adult Lives ◽  
American Children ◽  
Adolescent Relationship

As patterns of union formation and dissolution in adult lives become complex, the living arrangements of American children are becoming increasingly fluid. With a sample ( N = 12,843) drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, this study attempted to capture this complexity by mapping out children's family structure histories across their early life course, investigating the implications of these arrangements for their general adjustment, and finally, identifying family processes that explained these associations. The findings suggest that a sizable minority of young people experience dynamic family structure arrangements. Moreover, family structure at adolescence best predicted later emotional distress, and family structure at adolescence plus an indicator of cumulative family instability across childhood best predicted current marijuana use. More so than indicators tapping social control, levels of family connectedness and parent—adolescent relationship quality were key conduits for these associations.

Parental Influences on Adolescent Adjustment: Parenting Styles Versus Parenting Practices

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sang Min Lee ◽  
M. Harry Daniels ◽  
Daniel B. Kissinger
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Parental Influences ◽  
Adolescent Adjustment

scholarly journals Parenting Practices, Life Satisfaction, and the Role of Self-Esteem in Adolescents

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (20) ◽  
pp. 4045 ◽  
Author(s):  
María del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes ◽  
María del Mar Molero Jurado ◽  
José Jesús Gázquez Linares ◽  
Nieves Fátima Oropesa Ruiz ◽  
María del Mar Simón Márquez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Psychological Control ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Adolescent Adjustment ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction: Studies have shown significant associations between parenting practices, life satisfaction, and self-esteem, and the role of parenting practices in adolescent adjustment, emphasizing its influence on wellbeing. Objectives: To analyze the relationships between parenting practices, self-esteem, and life satisfaction, and test the mediating effect of self-esteem on the relationship between the different parenting practices and life satisfaction of adolescents. Method: The sample came to a total of 742 adolescents, with an average age of 15.63 (SD = 1.24; range 13–19). The Parenting Style Scale, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and the Satisfaction with Life Scale were used. Results: Perception by adolescents of high levels of affect and communication, self-disclosure, and a sense of humor related to their parents, as well as low levels of psychological control, explained the life satisfaction of the adolescents. Self-esteem exerted a partial mediating effect on the relationship between parenting practices and satisfaction with the life of the adolescent. Finally, self-esteem also appeared to be a moderator variable, specifically in the effect of self-disclosure on the life satisfaction of the adolescent. Conclusions: The results reinforce the role of personal variables, especially self-esteem, in parent-child interaction and in the improved subjective wellbeing of the adolescent.

scholarly journals Longitudinal Associations between Parental Support and Parental Knowledge on Behavioral and Emotional Problems in Adolescents

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olalla Cutrín ◽  
Lorena Maneiro ◽  
Yasmynn Chowdhury ◽  
Stephen S. Kulis ◽  
Flavio F. Marsiglia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antisocial Behavior ◽  
Parental Support ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Emotional Problems ◽  
Parental Knowledge ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Adolescent Adjustment ◽  
Longitudinal Effects ◽  
Bidirectional Associations ◽  
Practical Implications

AbstractWhen testing longitudinal effects of parenting practices on adolescent adjustment, an integrated consideration of externalizing and internalizing behaviors is a gap in research. This study analyzed how parental support and parental knowledge directly and indirectly influence both antisocial behavior and emotional problems. The sample had 642 adolescents aged 12-15 (mean age = 12.49; 45.4% females) from Spain, who participated in a three-year long study. The results showed longitudinal bidirectional associations between parental support and parental knowledge. Only parental knowledge, however, directly predicted antisocial behavior and emotional problems. Parental support had an indirect effect on outcomes through the mediating effect of parental knowledge. This study has practical implications by indicating that increasing parental knowledge should be the target of educational-prevention programs.

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