TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding Links Between Punitive Parenting and Adolescent Adjustment
T2 - The Relevance of Context and Reciprocal Associations
AU - Roche, Kathleen M.
AU - Ghazarian, Sharon R.
AU - Little, Todd D.
AU - Leventhal, Tama
PY - 2011/6
Y1 - 2011/6
N2 - There is considerable debate regarding the extent to which punitive parenting adversely impacts youth well-being. Using an ecological-transactional model of human development, we examined reciprocity and contextual variability in associations between maternal punitive discipline and adolescent adjustment among 1,147 low-income, urban youth followed through adolescence. Longitudinal structural equation modeling results indicated that delinquency and depressive symptoms during pre- and early adolescence (Time 1) were associated with increased punitive discipline about a year later (Time 2). When mothers reported less Time 2 neighborhood disorder, punitive discipline at Time 2 was associated with increased delinquency (for boys) and depressive symptoms (for girls) during mid- to late adolescence (Time 3). The costs of punitive discipline for adolescent adjustment are best understood considering the dynamic, transactional, and contextual nature of development.
AB - There is considerable debate regarding the extent to which punitive parenting adversely impacts youth well-being. Using an ecological-transactional model of human development, we examined reciprocity and contextual variability in associations between maternal punitive discipline and adolescent adjustment among 1,147 low-income, urban youth followed through adolescence. Longitudinal structural equation modeling results indicated that delinquency and depressive symptoms during pre- and early adolescence (Time 1) were associated with increased punitive discipline about a year later (Time 2). When mothers reported less Time 2 neighborhood disorder, punitive discipline at Time 2 was associated with increased delinquency (for boys) and depressive symptoms (for girls) during mid- to late adolescence (Time 3). The costs of punitive discipline for adolescent adjustment are best understood considering the dynamic, transactional, and contextual nature of development.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2010.00681.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2010.00681.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79956012770
SN - 1050-8392
VL - 21
SP - 448
EP - 460
JO - Journal of Research on Adolescence
JF - Journal of Research on Adolescence
IS - 2
ER -