NCJ Number
219210
Journal
Journal of Youth and Adolescence Volume: 36 Issue: 5 Dated: July 2007 Pages: 685-695
Date Published
July 2007
Length
11 pages
Annotation
This study investigated the relationship between parenting and internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors in Moroccan immigrant youth residing in the Netherlands.
Abstract
Results indicated that high levels of parental affection and monitoring were associated with lower levels of adolescent problem behaviors in Moroccan immigrant youth. Additionally, higher levels of discipline were associated with higher levels of adolescent problem behaviors. Both of these findings are consistent with findings from similar studies with Western populations. On the other hand, a positive relationship was discovered between parental affection and parental discipline, which is at odds with findings from other studies on Western populations. Moreover, the findings indicated an age-specific relationship between parental monitoring and externalizing problems: there was a negative association between monitoring and externalizing behaviors for adolescents and no association for children. Future research should focus on direct comparisons of the relationships between parenting and problem behavior in migrant and indigenous populations. Participants were 713 Moroccan immigrant parents who were recruited via a random selection from municipal registers of 2 of the 4 largest cities in the Netherlands. Participants completed face-to-face interviews regarding their children’s problem behavior, parental affection, parental discipline, parental monitoring, socioeconomic status, and Dutch psychological acculturation. Hierarchical linear regression models were used to analyze the data. Tables, figures, references