ERIC Number: EJ1285194
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Feb
Pages: 28
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ISSN: ISSN-0272-4316
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Congruence and Incongruence in Father, Mother, and Adolescent Reports of Parental Monitoring: Examining the Links with Antisocial Behaviors
Tremblay Pouliot, Marie-Agnès; Poulin, François
Journal of Early Adolescence, v41 n2 p225-252 Feb 2021
This study examined the level of congruence and incongruence between fathers', mothers', and adolescents' perceptions of parental monitoring in relation to the adolescents' antisocial behaviors. A sample of 163 father-mother-adolescent triads (59.5% girls; X-bar age = 12.35) filled out separate questionnaires assessing the dimensions of parental monitoring (i.e., parental knowledge, adolescent self-disclosure, parental control, and parental solicitation) and the adolescents also reported on the frequency of their antisocial behaviors. Polynomial regression analyses revealed that the higher the level of congruence between the father's and/or mother's and adolescent's perceptions, the less the adolescent tended to present antisocial behaviors. Some results differed according to the parents' gender. Incongruence between mothers' and adolescents' perceptions of parental knowledge was associated with higher levels of antisocial behaviors, whereas congruence between fathers' and adolescents' perceptions of parental knowledge showed a nonlinear relationship with these behaviors. These results shed light on how parental monitoring contributes to adolescent functioning.
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Mothers, Fathers, Parent Attitudes, Parenting Styles, Antisocial Behavior, Correlation, Gender Differences, Grade 6, Elementary School Students, Longitudinal Studies, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 6; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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