Parental control in interpersonal acceptance-rejection theory: a study with a Spanish sample using Parents’ Version of Parental Acceptation-Rejection/Control Questionnaire

Abstract

Título: Control parental en la teoría de la aceptación-rechazo interpersonal: un estudio con una muestra española usando la Versión de los Padres del Cuestionario de Aceptación / Control Parental. Resumen: Control parental en la teoría de la aceptación-rechazo interpersonal: un estudio con una muestra española usando la Versión de los Padres del Cuestionario de Aceptación / Control Parental. La teoría de la aceptación -rechazo interpersonal (IPART) proporciona un adecuado marco teórico para explicar las diversas dimensiones parentales que influencian el ajuste social, cognitivo y emocional de los niños. En efecto, esta teoría desarrolla una dimensión principal, cariño -rechazo, en la que el cariño se encontraría situado en un extremo del continuo y el rechazo en el opuesto. Además, esta teoría también define el control parental tomando como referencia dos polos: el control permisivo y el restrictivo. En el contexto de esta teoría, nuestro estudio ha sido llevado a cabo con una muestra de padres para (a) examinar en qué medida los padres y las madres perciben la aceptación -rechazo como elementos integrantes de su comportamiento de control parental (b) analizar cómo funciona la dimensión control dentro de la teoría IPART (c) examinar si se observan diferencias en las relaciones observadas en los padres y en las madres. Se concluye que el control de conductas correlaciona positivamente con las conductas de cariño. Las correlaciones de padres y madres en estas dimensiones muestran que los padres pueden desarrollar ciertos comportamientos de control pero que éstos son compatibles con las conductas afectivas. Palabras clave: teoría de la aceptación -rechazo interpersonal; cariño-rechazo; control; modelo de ecuaciones estructurales.Abstract: Interpersonal Acceptance-Rejection theory (IPARTheory) provides a good theoretical framework to explain the parenting dimensions that influence children's social, cognitive and emotional adjustment. This theory develops one main dimension, warmth-rejection, where warmth would be one pole of the dimension and rejection the opposite one. Besides, the theory has also defined behavioral control dimension with two poles: permissiveness-strictness. In the context of this theory, our study was conducted with a sample of Spanish parents to (a) examine whether parental perceived acceptance-rejection was related to parental behavioral control; (2) analyze how behavioral control dimension worked in acceptance-rejection theory; and (3) examine whether there were differences in the relations obtained between fathers and mothers. We have to conclude that control behavior correlates positively with warmth behaviors. Fathers' and mothers' correlations among these dimensions show that parents can develop certain control behaviors but that they are compatible with affection conducts.

Desajuste psicosocial en la adolescencia: socialización parental, autoestima y uso de sustancias

“…To measure the acceptance/involvement dimension, 20 items from the WAS scale (Warmth/Affection Scale, Rohner, Saavedra & Granum, 1978) were used from the PARQ/C questionnaire (Parenting Acceptance-Rejection/Control Questionnaire, Rohner, 1989), which has been validated in Spanish (Fernández- García, Rodríguez-Menéndez & Peña-Calvo, 2017;Lila, García & Gracia, 2007). This scale offers a reliable measure of adolescents' perception of the degree to which their parents are involved and respond in a loving and sensitive way to their needs (example items: "Make me feel proud when I do well"; and "Talk to me in a warm and loving way").…”

Parental Socialization Styles: The Contribution of Paternal and Maternal Affect/Communication and Strictness to Family Socialization Style

“…From childhood onwards, the family is the foremost context for socialization and individual development, and parents represent one of the most powerful influences in their children’s lives [1,2]. Far from being restricted to childhood, however, this influence continues throughout individuals’ entire lives [3,4], becoming particularly relevant in moments of change, such as adolescence, which is now considered the most complex period of the life cycle due to the multiple simultaneous challenges faced by young people during the teenage years [5].…”

Impact of the Familiar Environment in 11–14-Year-Old Minors’ Mental Health

“…Parents are the main source of socialization and development of every person from an early age. In the general population the influence of the family context on the psychosocial development of children is indisputable; parents are one of the most powerful influences in the lives of their children [ 9 ].…”

“…Some studies have analyzed family relationships from the point of view of family violence, either between parents [ 26 , 27 ] or from parents to children [ 28 ]. In this sense, the “Interpersonal Acceptance-Rejection theory” (IPARTheory) [ 29 ] analyzes the influence of parents’ affections on their children and how these perceptions or experiences can affect the cognitive and socio-emotional adjustment of children [ 9 ]. According to Rohner [ 29 ], the parental acceptance-rejection implies a continuum.…”