title: Predictors of parental monitoring among families with a runaway adolescent.
abstract: Extensive research shows that parental monitoring is a critical factor in child adjustment. Using parent and adolescent reports, this study sought to examine predictors of parental monitoring among an understudied, high-risk sample of runaway adolescents. Parent-reported depressive symptoms, couple (romantic) relationship satisfaction, and adolescent-reported bonding with parents were used as predictors of both child- and parent-reported monitoring. Findings indicated that, among parents, the couple relationship was the primary predictor of monitoring, whereas among adolescents, the parent-child relationship was the primary predictor. Maternal depressive symptoms were unrelated to monitoring. These findings suggest the utility of considering monitoring as an interpersonal phenomenon rather than primarily a parent- or child-driven phenomenon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Development and Family Science, The Ohio State University, 1787 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43210, USA. slesnick.5@osu.edu
authors.forename: Natasha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Slesnick
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.forename: Amber
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Letcher
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Katafiasz
authors.forename: Travis
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Buettner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D018453:Homeless Youth / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors