2023
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/9kquv
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What is parental monitoring?

William E. Pelham,
Sarah J. Racz,
Isabella Davis
et al.

Abstract: Parental monitoring is a construct of longstanding interest in multiple fields—but what is it? In the first part of this paper, we review how the published literature has defined and operationalized parental monitoring. We analyze the theoretical definitions offered in 26 seminal articles and the conceptual content of 281 items from rating scales used to measure monitoring. We find that the monitoring construct has been defined indirectly, capaciously, and inconsistently and been measured using instruments tha… Show more

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“…We begin by casting parent DLT use as a form of parental monitoring: a behavior the parent performs with the goal of gathering information about the youths' activities and life (Pelham III, Racz, et al, 2023) . Parent DLT use is a monitoring behavior that gathers information on a single dimension: location.…”
Section: Proposition 1: Parent Dlt Use Is a Form Of Parental Monitori...mentioning
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“…We begin by casting parent DLT use as a form of parental monitoring: a behavior the parent performs with the goal of gathering information about the youths' activities and life (Pelham III, Racz, et al, 2023) . Parent DLT use is a monitoring behavior that gathers information on a single dimension: location.…”
Section: Proposition 1: Parent Dlt Use Is a Form Of Parental Monitori...mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Parents' DLT behaviors can each vary in the frequency , context , and style in which they are performed (Pelham III, Racz, et al, 2023) . Frequency refers to how often they are performed-for example, does the parent check the youth's location 5 times per day or 1 time per week.…”
Section: Proposition 1: Parent Dlt Use Is a Form Of Parental Monitori...mentioning
confidence: 99%
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