Adolescent adjustment in the context of life change: The supportive role of parental structure provision

Abstract

This study examined the associations among disruptive life events, supportive parenting practices, adolescent self‐perceptions, and emotional outcomes. One‐hundred and three 7th graders (68% minority, 32% European American) and their parents completed recent negative life events checklists. Parents also reported the total number of major transitions (changes in residences, schools, parent's romantic partners) that adolescents experienced since birth. Life events were related to lower adolescent‐reported perceptions of competence and control, higher adolescent‐reported depression and behavior problems, and higher parent‐reported conduct problems. Regression analyses supported a mediational model in which competence and control perceptions explained relations between adolescent life events and symptomatology. Parental structure—the provision of clear, consistent and predictable rules and expectations—was associated with more adaptive adolescent functioning, especially among girls. Regressions indicated that structure related to higher perceptions of competence and control and fewer behavioral problems, even after accounting for the risk associated with negative life events and transitions.

Susceptibility to peer influence during middle school: Links with social support, peer harassment, and gender

“…In particular, family relationships continue to be central for promoting healthy adjustment during adolescence (Hair, Moore, Garrett, Ling, & Cleveland, 2008;Riesch et al, 2012). Adolescents whose families approach their changing developmental needs with appropriate levels of autonomy and support tend to be involved in greater amounts of positive activities, engage in fewer risky behaviors (Cablova, Csemy, Belacek, & Miovsky, 2016;Flamm & Grolnick, 2013;Goldstein, Davis-Kean, & Eccles, 2005;Hazel, Oppenheimer, Technow, Young, & Hankin, 2014;Pearce, Jones, Schwab-Stone, & Ruchkin, 2003;Tilton-Weaver, Burk, Kerr, & Stattin, 2013), and perform better academically (Aunola, Stattin, & Nurmi, 2000;Paulson, 1994;Rivers, Mullis, Fortner, & Mullis, 2012;Steinberg, Lamborn, Dornbusch, & Darling, 1992;Wong, 2008). The propensity for susceptibility to peer influence appears to be linked to family-based experience as well.…”

Measuring parental dimensions: A psychometric evaluation of the parents as social context questionnaire, Swedish version

“…The relationship between a parent and a child is dynamic, whereby a parent may do better during certain areas or phases of life. The parent-child relationship establishes social and emotional resources that are important for future development (Chew & Wang, 2013;Choate & Engstrom, 2014;Egeli et al, 2015;Flamm & Grolnick, 2013). Children differ in the same way as parents, and their needs and demands on their parents vary (Choate & Engstrom, 2014).…”

“…The ability to parent well and the quality of the relationship are both influenced by an interplay of contextual and environmental factors such as the family, its surroundings and culture (Alfredsson, 2018;Patterson et al, 2017). Children learn how to communicate and respond to their surroundings; they adapt basic norms and form their attitudes and ethics, and their mental health develops within the relationship with their parents (Belsky, 1999;Chew & Wang, 2013;Ebrahimi et al, 2017;Flamm & Grolnick, 2013). Growing up in a family filled with support and warmth might decrease or even prevent the development of psychiatric illness even if the environment is harsh (Odgers et al, 2012;Sanders et al, 2014).…”

“…Growing up in a family filled with support and warmth might decrease or even prevent the development of psychiatric illness even if the environment is harsh (Odgers et al, 2012;Sanders et al, 2014). Therefore, parenting may moderate or counteract risk (Flamm & Grolnick, 2013;Williamson et al, 2017).…”

Kelekatan dan Kesejahteraan Psikologis Anak dan Remaja: Studi Meta-Analisis

“…Masa transisi yang menghadirkan banyak perubahan ternyata cenderung lebih mudah dilalui dengan adanya peran orang tua (Flamm & Grolnick, 2013). Interaksi orang tua yang menghadirkan kedekatan emosional secara intens dikenal sebagai kelekatan.…”