ERIC Number: EJ929109
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Publication Date: 2011-Jun
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Understanding Links between Punitive Parenting and Adolescent Adjustment: The Relevance of Context and Reciprocal Associations
Roche, Kathleen M.; Ghazarian, Sharon R.; Little, Todd D.; Leventhal, Tama
Journal of Research on Adolescence, v21 n2 p448-460 Jun 2011
There is considerable debate regarding the extent to which punitive parenting adversely impacts youth well-being. Using an ecological-transactional model of human development, we examined reciprocity and contextual variability in associations between maternal punitive discipline and adolescent adjustment among 1,147 low-income, urban youth followed through adolescence. Longitudinal structural equation modeling results indicated that delinquency and depressive symptoms during pre- and early adolescence (Time 1) were associated with increased punitive discipline about a year later (Time 2). When mothers reported less Time 2 neighborhood disorder, punitive discipline at Time 2 was associated with increased delinquency (for boys) and depressive symptoms (for girls) during mid- to late adolescence (Time 3). The costs of punitive discipline for adolescent adjustment are best understood considering the dynamic, transactional, and contextual nature of development. (Contains 5 figures and 1 table.)
Descriptors: Discipline, Delinquency, Structural Equation Models, Child Rearing, Late Adolescents, Early Adolescents, Adolescents, Punishment, Urban Youth, Depression (Psychology), Parent Child Relationship, Well Being, Individual Development, Correlation, Mothers, Adjustment (to Environment), Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Community Characteristics, Gender Differences
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