Parental Support, Behavioral Control, and Psychological Control Among African American Youth

Associations among three dimensions of parenting (support, behavioral control, psychological control) & measures of adolescent depression, delinquency, & academic achievement were assessed in a sample of African American youth. All data were adolescent self-reports by way of school-administe...

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Published in:Journal of family issues 2006-10, Vol.27 (10), p.1335-1355
Main Authors: Bean, Roy A, Barber, Brian K, Crane, D Russell
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Adolescents
African Americans
Age differences
Behavior
Black American people
Childrearing practices
Children & youth
Delinquency
Depression
Depression (Psychology)
Juvenile Delinquency
Juvenile offenders
Mental depression
Metropolitan areas
Parent Child Relations
Parent-Child relationships
Parents & parenting
Socioeconomic status
Youth
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Summary:Associations among three dimensions of parenting (support, behavioral control, psychological control) & measures of adolescent depression, delinquency, & academic achievement were assessed in a sample of African American youth. All data were adolescent self-reports by way of school-administered questionnaires in random samples of classrooms in southeastern U.S. metropolitan areas. Path analysis revealed several associations between parenting dimensions & youth outcomes, including negative relationships between paternal support & depression & between parental behavioral control & delinquency. Group comparisons (by youth grade level, gender, & family socioeconomic status [SES]) were also conducted, & no age or SES differences were noted. Tables, Figures, References. [Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications Inc., copyright 2006]
ISSN:0192-513X
1552-5481
DOI:10.1177/0192513X06289649