title: Thai Parenting Practices, Family Rituals and Risky Adolescent Behaviors: Alcohol Use, Cigarette Use and Delinquency.
abstract: Data were obtained from face-to-face interviews conducted with 420 randomly selected families (one parent, one 13-14 year old teen) in their homes from seven districts of Bangkok, Thailand. Adolescent risky behaviors that may be influenced by parenting practices and family rituals include alcohol use, cigarette use, and delinquency. Measures include: parental monitoring, parenting style, parental closeness, parental communication, and family rituals. Findings reveal increased alcohol use among Thai adolescents exposed to risks in family rituals. Lower prevalence of cigarette use is indicated among youth exposed to authoritative parenting and greater levels of parental monitoring. Serious delinquency is related to more risks in family rituals, but for girls only. Minor delinquency is related to less rule-setting, but also for girls only. These analyses provide support for using a risk and protective framework for guiding prevention strategies in Thailand. The relationship between family rituals and adolescent behaviors warrants further investigation and especially the elements of family rituals that reflect positive vs. the negative forces in the family dynamics.
authors: Prevention Research Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Berkeley, CA.
authors: Brenda A
authors: BA
authors: Miller
authors: Prevention Research Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Berkeley, CA.
authors: Hilary F
authors: HF
authors: Byrnes
authors: Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Louisville, KY.
authors: Pamela K
authors: PK
authors: Cupp
authors: Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University, Thailand.
authors: Aphichat
authors: A
authors: Chamratrithirong
authors: Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University, Thailand.
authors: Orratai
authors: O
authors: Rhucharoenpornpanich
authors: Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
authors: Warunee
authors: W
authors: Fongkaew
authors: Thailand Ministry of Public Health, Department of Mental Health, Rajanukul Institute, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors: Michael J
authors: MJ
authors: Rosati
authors: CSN & Associates Co., Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand.
authors: Warunee
authors: W
authors: Chookhare
authors: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 2. Abstract.
authors: Rick S
authors: RS
authors: Zimmerman
keywords: Adolescent alcohol and cigarette use; cross-cultural; delinquency; family rituals; parenting practices