Parenting behaviour and adolescent behavioural and emotional problems: The role of self-control

Cross-sectional data from 1359 boys and girls aged 10–14 years investigated whether parenting behaviours are directly or indirectly (through building self-control) associated with emotional (depression, stress, low self-esteem) and behavioural (delinquency, aggression) problems among adolescents. Re...

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Published in:International journal of behavioral development 2005-01, Vol.29 (1), p.58-69
Main Authors: Finkenauer, Catrin, Engels, Rutger C. M. E., Baumeister, Roy F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Biological and medical sciences
Cross-sectional studies
Emotional-Behavioural problems
Family environment. Family history
Medical sciences
Parenting style
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Risk factors
Selfcontrol
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
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Summary:Cross-sectional data from 1359 boys and girls aged 10–14 years investigated whether parenting behaviours are directly or indirectly (through building self-control) associated with emotional (depression, stress, low self-esteem) and behavioural (delinquency, aggression) problems among adolescents. Replicating existing findings, both types of problems were directly, negatively related to adaptive parenting behaviour (high parental acceptance, strict control and monitoring, and little use of manipulative psychological control). Extending existing findings, self-control partially mediated the link between parenting behaviour and adolescent emotional and behavioural problems. Contrary to earlier suggestions, there was no sign that high self-control was associated with drawbacks or increased risk of psychosocial problems.
ISSN:0165-0254
1464-0651
DOI:10.1080/01650250444000333