Pregledni rad
Contemporary Research of the Correlation between Parenting and Adolescent Adjustment
Ana TOKIĆ
orcid.org/0000-0001-8332-3101
; Pravni fakultet, Zagreb
Sažetak
In this article, basic assumptions, results of empirical
examinations, as well as the advantages and shortcomings of the
classical parenting models have been presented, with the
emphasis on their applicability in adolescence. Research findings
in the framework of classical models consistently indicate positive
correlations between different forms of parental support and
numerous indicators of adolescent adjustment, while parental
rejection, as well as psychologically controlling behaviors, are
connected with many forms of maladjustment. Regarding
behavioral control in adolescence, the existing discordance
between conceptualization and operationalization of the construct
in literature complicates making clear conclusions. The main
criticism directed at classical parenting models refers to their
unidirectional view on the socialization process, which means that
the found correlations between parenting and adolescent
adjustment have been dominantly interpreted as parental
influence on the adolescent. Contemporary researches and
parenting models in the period of adolescence emphasize the
active role of the adolescent in the socialization process, and the
focus has been shifted from the controlling strategies to
importance of communication, voluntary self-disclosure and trust
in the adolescent-parent relationship. A further challenge for the
parenting researchers comprises the implementation of the
mentioned concepts into the existing parenting models, taking
into account bidirectionality of the socialization process.
Ključne riječi
parenting adolescents; parental monitoring; parent-adolescent communication; adolescent self-disclosure
Hrčak ID:
31152
URI
Datum izdavanja:
31.12.2008.
Posjeta: 4.245 *