Satisfaction of Conduct-Disordered and Substance-Abusing Youth with Their Parents

Conduct-disordered and substance-abusing adolescents (N = 132) completed the Youth Happiness With Parent Scale (YHPS). The YHPS measures youth happiness with parental behaviors across 11 domains (e.g., communication, chores, and discipline) as well as a single item reflecting overall happiness. Resu...

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Published in:Behavior modification 2001-01, Vol.25 (1), p.44-61
Main Authors: De Cato, Leah A., Donohue, Brad, Azrin, Nathan H., Teichner, Gordon A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Adult
Alcohol use
Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders - psychology
Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders - rehabilitation
Attitude
Attitudes
Behavior disorders
Biological and medical sciences
Caseworkers
Child Behavior Disorders - psychology
Child Behavior Disorders - rehabilitation
Children & youth
Cognitive Therapy
Drinking
Drug use
Family environment. Family history
Family Income
Family Structure
Female
Humans
Interviews
Juvenile Justice
Male
Medical sciences
Mental Disorders
Middle Aged
Object Attachment
Parent-Child Relations
Parenting - psychology
Parents
Parents & parenting
Personal Satisfaction
Personality Inventory
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics
Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Social Networks
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Street Drugs
Substance Abuse
Substance-Related Disorders - psychology
Substance-Related Disorders - rehabilitation
Techniques and methods
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Summary:Conduct-disordered and substance-abusing adolescents (N = 132) completed the Youth Happiness With Parent Scale (YHPS). The YHPS measures youth happiness with parental behaviors across 11 domains (e.g., communication, chores, and discipline) as well as a single item reflecting overall happiness. Results indicated that youth satisfaction did not vary as a function of parents’ or youths’ age, ethnic minority status, or gender. Although youth were relatively dissatisfied with their parents across behavioral domains (particularly illegal behaviors, drug use, school conduct, and alcohol use), they were fairly satisfied with their parents overall. Youth happiness with parental behaviors was negatively related to externalizing but not internalizing behavioral problems of the youth. Study implications and future directions are discussed in light of the results.
ISSN:0145-4455
1552-4167
DOI:10.1177/0145445501251003