ERIC Number: EJ964931
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Dec
Pages: 33
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ISSN: ISSN-0196-5042
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Early Parenting Practices and Outcomes for Adolescents
Washington, Amy; Dunham, Mardis
Educational Research Quarterly, v35 n2 p45-77 Dec 2011
This study compared early parenting practices and adolescent behavior to determine whether parental attachment-promoting behaviors in the first year of life were associated with psychosocial adjustment in teenagers. The mothers of 22 adolescents completed a behavioral assessment of their teenager and an inventory of their recollected parenting practices during the first year of that child's life. The adolescent participants, ranging in age from 12 to 18 years (9 males and 13 females), also completed a self-report measure of psychosocial adjustment. The results indicated that early attachment-promoting parenting practices were associated with psychosocial and behavioral outcomes. Attachment Parenting appears to offer a useful protocol for understanding and implementing best practices in early childrearing for parents. Implications for future research are discussed. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Child Rearing, Adolescents, Child Development, Child Behavior, Attachment Behavior, Parent Child Relationship, Behavioral Science Research, Adjustment (to Environment), Self Disclosure (Individuals), Best Practices, Adolescent Development, Correlation, Adolescent Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Early Experience
Behavioral Research Press. Grambling State University, Math Department, P.O. Box 1191, Grambling, LA 71245. Tel: 318-274-2425; Web site: http://erquarterly.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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