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Do Parenting Behaviors Predict Externalizing Behavior in Adolescence, or Is Attachment the Neglected 3rd Factor?

Auteurs: Guy Bosmans, Caroline Braet, Karla Van Leeuwen, Wim Beyers

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 3/2006

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the role of attachment in the link between parenting behaviors (including positive parenting and negative control) and problem behaviors during adolescence. Using questionnaires, we examined 511 Flemish, Dutch-speaking adolescents ranging in age from 10 to 18 years. We distinguished 3 age groups (10–12, 13–15, and 16–18 years) and conducted mediation and moderator analyses, using multiple regression analyses. Results showed that attachment towards mother and father mediates between negative control and problem behavior in the 1st 2 age groups. The strength of the link between parenting and problem behavior was less strong in the older age groups, while the strength of the link between attachment and parenting was equally important across age groups. Only in the youngest age group, we found some evidence for a parenting by paternal attachment interaction. These findings suggest the need for tailoring existing preventive parent management trainings: more attention should be paid to improve the quality of parent–child interactions and the forthcoming attachment bonds.

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(a) Positive parenting by mother × Attachment towards mother, (b) Positive parenting by mother × Attachment towards father, (c) Negative control by mother × Attachment towards mother, (d) Negative control by mother × Attachment towards father, (e) Positive parenting by father × Attachment towards mother, (f) Positive parenting by father × Attachment towards father, (g) Negative control by father × Attachment towards mother, and (h) Negative control by father × Attachment towards father.

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Titel: Do Parenting Behaviors Predict Externalizing Behavior in Adolescence, or Is Attachment the Neglected 3rd Factor?
Auteurs: Guy Bosmans
Caroline Braet
Karla Van Leeuwen
Wim Beyers
Publicatiedatum: 01-06-2006
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 3/2006
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-005-9026-1

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