Communication and parental knowledge about their children's experience with behavioral problems- parent-adolescent discrepancies

Autor: Toni Maglica
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Kriminologija & socijalna integracija : časopis za kriminologiju, penologiju i poremećaje u ponašanju
Volume 29
Issue 1
ISSN: 1848-7963
1330-2604
DOI: 10.31299/ksi.29.1.3
Popis: Roditeljsko znanje, uključenost u djetetove aktivnosti te obiteljska komunikacija drže se jednima od najsnažnijih obiteljskih zaštitnih čimbenika, posebice u adolescenciji kada je pojačano uključivanje u različite probleme u ponašanju. Doživljaji adolescenata i njihove procjene sebe, roditelja i okruženja, nerijetko se razlikuju od roditeljskih. Ovo istraživanje ima za cilj ispitati značajke komunikacije roditelja i adolescenata, roditeljska znanja o iskustvima svoje djece s problemima u ponašanju te utvrditi postoje li razlike u procjenama između roditelja i adolescenata. Istraživanje je provedeno na prigodnom uzorku od n = 447 adolescenata i n = 447 njihovih roditelja. Korištenim instrumentarijem ispitivalo se iskustvo adolescenata s problemima u ponašanju, procjena učestalosti komunikacije te razlozi koji obeshrabruju adolescente od razgovora s roditeljima. Iste upitnike popunjavali su adolescenti i njihovi roditelji. Rezultati su pokazali da roditelji podcjenjuju uključenost, odnosno iskustva svoje djece s problemima u ponašanju te, s druge strane, komunikaciju o tim problemima procjenjuju učestalijom nego adolescenti. Razlike u procjeni utvrđene su i kod razloga koji obeshrabruju za razgovor s roditeljima. Adolescenti u najvećoj mjeri kao razlog iskazuju strah od reakcije roditelja koji ih sprečava i obeshrabruje za razgovor s njima. Rezultati govore u prilog postojećim znanjima tog područja te mogu imati praktične implikacije u kreiranju prevencijskih intervencija.
Parental knowledge and monitoring, involvement in child activities and family communication are perceived as one of the strongest family protective factors, especially in adolescence when young people may have more experience with behavioral problems. Adolescents’ perceptions and assessments of themselves, their parents and the environment they grow up in are often different from those of their parents. This paper aims to analyze characteristics of parent-adolescent communication, parental knowledge about their children’s experience with behavioral problems and determine potential discrepancies between parents’ and adolescents’ perceptions. The research was carried out on a convenient sample of n=447 adolescents and n=447 parents. By using the appropriate instruments, adolescents’ experience with behavioral problems, perception of frequency of communication and reasons discouraging adolescents from talking to their parents were analyzed. Both adolescents and their parents filled in the same questionnaires. The results have shown that parents underestimate the level of their children’s experience with behavioral problems and, on the other hand, overestimate the frequency of communication about these problems compared with adolescents. Discrepancies were also found for reasons discouraging children from talking to their parents. Adolescents mostly attribute this to the fear of parental reaction. The results support existing knowledge in this field and may have strong practical implications for prevention and treatment interventions.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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