Reciprocal Effects Between Parental Solicitation, Parental Control, Adolescent Disclosure, and Adolescent Delinquency

This two‐wave multi‐informant study examined the bidirectional associations of parental control and solicitation with adolescent disclosure and delinquency. Participants were 289 adolescents (150 females and 139 males, modal age 14) and both parents. Parental solicitation and control did not predict...

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Published in:Journal of research on adolescence 2010-03, Vol.20 (1), p.88-113
Main Authors: Keijsers, Loes, Branje, Susan J. T., VanderValk, Inge E., Meeus, Wim
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Childrearing Practices
Delinquency
Disclosure
Juvenile Delinquency
Leisure
Leisure Time
Longitudinal Studies
Mothers
Parent Child Relationship
Parenting Styles
Parents
Prediction
Self Disclosure
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Summary:This two‐wave multi‐informant study examined the bidirectional associations of parental control and solicitation with adolescent disclosure and delinquency. Participants were 289 adolescents (150 females and 139 males, modal age 14) and both parents. Parental solicitation and control did not predict adolescent delinquency, but adolescents' self‐reported disclosure was a negative predictor of delinquency. In addition, delinquency predicted less disclosure. Furthermore, maternal solicitation predicted disclosure and adolescent disclosure predicted parental solicitation. All relations held after controlling for leisure time spent with parents and with peers. These longitudinal findings show an overlap in the development of parental solicitation and the development of adolescent disclosure, but also show that only adolescent disclosure is negatively related to delinquency over time.
ISSN:1050-8392
1532-7795
DOI:10.1111/j.1532-7795.2009.00631.x