A longitudinal study of parenting and adolescent adjustment in Chinese adolescents with economic disadvantage.
This longitudinal study examines the relationship between parenting behavior and adolescent adjustment (psychological well-being, substance abuse and delinquent behavior) in Chinese adolescents with economic disadvantage (N = 199). Results showed that parenting characteristics were concurrently and longitudinally related to measures of adolescent adjustment, particularly adolescent problem behavior. Compared with the norm based on adolescents of a community sample, poor adolescents perceived parenting characteristics to be more negative and they had relatively lower life satisfaction. Paternal parenting was perceived to be more negative than maternal parenting and parenting behavior was perceived to deteriorate over time.
Department of Social Work, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong. DANIELSHEK@CUHK.EDU.HK
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D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010553:Personality Development; D011203:Poverty; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires