Do Historical Changes in Parent-Child Relationships Explain Increases in Youth Conduct Problems?
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| Title: | Do Historical Changes in Parent-Child Relationships Explain Increases in Youth Conduct Problems? |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Collishaw, Stephan, Gardner, Frances, Maughan, Barbara, Scott, Jacqueline, Pickles, Andrew |
| Source: | Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. Jan 2012 40(1):119-132. |
| Availability: | Springer. 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-348-4505; e-mail: service-ny@springer.com; Web site: http://www.springerlink.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 14 |
| Publication Date: | 2012 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Antisocial Behavior, Disadvantaged, Child Rearing, Parent Child Relationship, Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Trend Analysis, Attribution Theory, Parenting Styles, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Questionnaires, Advantaged, Parent Attitudes |
| Geographic Terms: | United Kingdom (England) |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10802-011-9543-1 |
| ISSN: | 0091-0627 |
| Abstract: | The coincidence of historical trends in youth antisocial behavior and change in family demographics has led to speculation of a causal link, possibly mediated by declining quality of parenting and parent-child relationships. No study to date has directly assessed whether and how parenting and parent-child relationships have changed. Two national samples of English adolescents aged 16-17 years in 1986 (N = 4,524 adolescents, 7,120 parents) and 2006 (N = 716 adolescents, 734 parents) were compared using identical questionnaire assessments. Youth-reported parental monitoring, expectations, and parent-child quality time increased between 1986 and 2006. Ratings of parental interest did not change. Parenting differences between affluent and disadvantaged families narrowed over time. There was thus little evidence of a decline in quality of parenting for the population as a whole or for disadvantaged subgroups. Parent-reported youth conduct problems showed a modest increase between 1986 and 2006. Findings suggested that the increase in youth conduct problems was largely unrelated to observed change in parent-child relationships. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 74 |
| Entry Date: | 2012 |
| Accession Number: | EJ954883 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The coincidence of historical trends in youth antisocial behavior and change in family demographics has led to speculation of a causal link, possibly mediated by declining quality of parenting and parent-child relationships. No study to date has directly assessed whether and how parenting and parent-child relationships have changed. Two national samples of English adolescents aged 16-17 years in 1986 (N = 4,524 adolescents, 7,120 parents) and 2006 (N = 716 adolescents, 734 parents) were compared using identical questionnaire assessments. Youth-reported parental monitoring, expectations, and parent-child quality time increased between 1986 and 2006. Ratings of parental interest did not change. Parenting differences between affluent and disadvantaged families narrowed over time. There was thus little evidence of a decline in quality of parenting for the population as a whole or for disadvantaged subgroups. Parent-reported youth conduct problems showed a modest increase between 1986 and 2006. Findings suggested that the increase in youth conduct problems was largely unrelated to observed change in parent-child relationships. |
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| ISSN: | 0091-0627 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10802-011-9543-1 |
