Correlation Between Parental Monitoring and Externalising Problems in Adolescence
Keywords:
parental monitoring, self-disclosure, externalising problems, adolescenceAbstract
The modern conception of parental monitoring is based on the interpretation of parents’ knowledge of the whereabouts, activities and peer affiliation. The main sources of knowledge are adolescents’ self-disclosure, parental solicitation and parental control, and externalising problems consisting of rule-breaking behaviour and aggression. The aim of the paper is to provide an overview of the correlation between parental monitoring and externalising behaviour problems in adolescence. Review and analysis of the available electronic literature according to the precise criteria was done from January to June 2014.
The research results show that parental monitoring is one of the key factors for the occurrence and development of externalising problems. Special importance is given to the adolescents’ self-disclosure that is directly correlated with externalising problems in adolescence. Parental solicitation and parental control were usually mediated by some other factors related to the family environment and parenting.
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