Psycho-Behavioral Consequences of Parenting Variables in Adolescents

Abstract

The aim of the present paper was to investigate the effect of some parenting variables on the internalizing and externalizing problems of adolescents, in the Romanian context. We had 380 Romanian adolescents, 46% girls and 54% boys, 78% Orthodox, from Suceava, Romania, the mean age being 16,3 years. The results indicated that psychological control has the most detrimental effects on child development, while conflict intensity in parent-adolescent (P-A) relationship explains better the outcomes in children than conflict frequency. The research findings emphasize the crucial role parental practices play in the economy of child development in the familial context and the explanatory role of emotions.