Parental Psychological Control and Emotional and Behavioral Disorders among Spanish Adolescents

There is no denying the fundamental role played by parents in the psychosocial development of their children-either as a liability or as protection against mental health disorders. This study seeks to ascertain, by means of odds ratio statistics (OR), the correlation between parental psychological c...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2019-02, Vol.16 (3), p.507
Main Authors: León-Del-Barco, Benito, Mendo-Lázaro, Santiago, Polo-Del-Río, María I, López-Ramos, Víctor M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Behavior
Bullying
Child
Child development
Children
Children & youth
Communication
Defense Mechanisms
Emotional behavior
Emotions
Families & family life
Female
Humans
Liability
Locus of control
Male
Males
Mental disorders
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
Mental health
Parent-Child Relations
Parents
Parents & parenting
Probability
Problem Behavior
Public health
Risk Factors
Socialization
Spain - epidemiology
Teenagers
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Summary:There is no denying the fundamental role played by parents in the psychosocial development of their children-either as a liability or as protection against mental health disorders. This study seeks to ascertain, by means of odds ratio statistics (OR), the correlation between parental psychological control and emotional and behavioral disorders. A total of 762 students took part in this study, with an average age of 12.23 years-53.8% of whom were girls and 46.2% were boys. Children and adolescents reported their parental psychological control and their emotional and behavioral disorders (i.e., emotional and behavioral problems, internalizing and externalizing problems). Minors who perceive their psychological control as high are 6 times more likely to suffer from internalizing disorders and 4.8 times more likely to develop externalizing disorders. Furthermore, the probability of suffering externalizing disorders is higher among males who perceive a high degree of psychological control. This study breaks new ground on the importance of perceived psychological control-considered as a negative form of control by parents-in the emotional and behavioral disorders among children and adolescents.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph16030507