Parenting and Adolescent Adjustment: The Role of Parental Reflective Function

Autor/inn/en	Benbassat, Naomi; Priel, Beatriz
Titel	Parenting and Adolescent Adjustment: The Role of Parental Reflective Function
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescence, 35 (2012) 1, S.163-174 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0140-1971
DOI	10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.03.004
Schlagwörter	Questionnaires; Adolescents; Interpersonal Competence; Parent Child Relationship; Parents; Reflection; Correlation; Adjustment (to Environment); Parent Influence; Interviews; Parenting Styles; Child Rearing; Social Development; Behavior Problems; Self Concept + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fragebogen; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Eltern; Korrelation; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Kindererziehung; Soziale Entwicklung; Selbstkonzept
Abstract	Reflective function (RF) is the capacity to reflect on one's own mental experiences and those of others. This study examined the relationship between parental RF and adolescent adjustment. One hundred and five adolescents, aged 14-18, and their mothers and fathers were interviewed and completed questionnaires during home visits. We measured parental RF, aspects of parenting behavior, and adolescent outcomes. We found that parental RF correlated with adolescent RF and social competence. Unexpectedly, it also correlated with internalizing problems and less positive self-perception. In addition, parental RF, particularly paternal RF, interacted with aspects of parenting behavior. In the presence of higher levels of parental RF, these behavioral aspects were associated with more positive adolescent outcomes. We conclude that (a) parental RF is associated with both desirable outcomes and possible costs and (b) parental RF, particularly paternal RF, is a significant moderator of the associations between parenting behaviors and adolescent outcomes. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10