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http://dx.doi.org/10.5934/KJHE.2012.21.6.1083

Marital Conflict, Parenting Behavior, and Parental Monitoring Related to Adjustment of Adolescents  

Lee, Hyong-Sil (Dept. of Home Economics Education, Chung-Ang University)
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Korean Journal of Human Ecology / v.21, no.6, 2012 , pp. 1083-1094 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the gender difference in adolescent's problem behavior and depression, and to analyze the effects of marital conflict, parenting behavior, parent's monitoring on adolescents' problem behavior and depression. Data obtained from 453 students in middle school was used for final analysis. This study found that female adolescents showed higher level of depression than male adolescents. Male adolescents reported higher level of marital conflict than female adolescents. On the other hand, female adolescents showed more mother's monitoring than male adolescents. Path analysis revealed that parenting behavior and parent's monitoring were negatively influenced by marital conflict. Adolescents' depression was negatively influenced by parenting behavior, but problem behavior was not influenced by parenting behavior. Father's monitoring had an impact on problem behavior of male and female adolescents. Depression was influenced directly by marital conflict, but problem behaviors were not directly influenced by marital conflict.
Keywords
adjustment; marital conflict; parenting behavior; parental monitoring;
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