Revisiting Parental Monitoring: Evidence that Parental Solicitation Can be Effective When Needed Most

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1431-1441

  Laird, Robert D ^a   Marrero, Matthew D ^a   Sentse, Miranda ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antisocial behavior; Legitimacy beliefs; Monitoring; Supervision

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTHORITY; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROL; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEISURE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; AUTHORITARIANISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; COMMUNICATION; CULTURE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 77958004038     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-009-9453-5     Document Type: Article

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