Link Between Monitoring Behavior and Adolescent Adjustment: Examination of Mediation Effects
Abstract
The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to examine the link between monitoring behavior (parental solicitation, child disclosure, parental involvement,) and adolescent adjustment (antisocial behavior, substance use, academic achievement) and whether this link was mediated by parent-child relationship quality and parental knowledge. The sample consisted of 206 families with adolescent who participated in the Family and Youth Development Project. The results indicate that high levels of child disclose and parental involvement were associated with low levels of antisocial behavior and high levels of academic achievement. In addition, following the criteria of Baron and Kenny (1986), parental knowledge and parent-child relationship quality were found to fully mediate the link between monitoring behavior and adolescent adjustment
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