Bidirectional Relationships Between Parenting Processes and Deviance in a Sample of Inner‐City African American Youth

This study assessed bidirectional relationships among supportive parenting (knowledge), negative parenting (permissiveness), and deviance in a sample (N = 5,325) of poor, inner‐city African American youth from the Mobile Youth Survey over 4 years. Cross‐lagged path analysis provided evidence of sign...

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Published in:Journal of research on adolescence 2017-03, Vol.27 (1), p.201-213
Main Authors: Harris, Charlene, Vazsonyi, Alexander T., Bolland, John M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
African Americans
Behavior change
Behavior modification
Bidirectionality
Childrearing practices
Children
Deviance
Inner city
Parent-child relations
Parents & parenting
Path analysis
Permissiveness
Youth
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Summary:This study assessed bidirectional relationships among supportive parenting (knowledge), negative parenting (permissiveness), and deviance in a sample (N = 5,325) of poor, inner‐city African American youth from the Mobile Youth Survey over 4 years. Cross‐lagged path analysis provided evidence of significant bidirectional paths among parenting processes (knowledge and permissiveness) and deviance over time. Follow‐up multigroup tests provided only modest evidence of dissimilar relationships by sex and by developmental periods. The findings improve our understanding of developmental changes between parenting behaviors and deviance during adolescence and extend current research of the bidirectionality of parent and child relationships among inner‐city African American youth.
ISSN:1050-8392
1532-7795
DOI:10.1111/jora.12267