Stability of Recalled Parental Rearing Behavior in a Community Sample of Adolescents and Young Adults

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Abstract

This study examined the temporal stability of recalled parental rearing behavior (RPRB) in a community sample of adolescents and young adults (aged 15-19 at first assessment, N = 945) over a period of nearly two years. RPRB (overprotection/control, rejection/punishment, and emotional warmth, separately for mother and father) was assessed at two assessment waves (time interval: M = 21.18 months, SD = 0.09 months) using the Questionnaire of Recalled Parental Rearing Behavior. Intraclass correlations (ICCs) between both assessments were examined. ICCs were similar for maternal and paternal RPRB and slightly higher for emotional warmth (mother:.70; father:.70) than for rejection/punishment (mother:.69; father:.68) and overprotection/control (mother:.66; father:.62). These findings suggest an at least moderate temporal stability of RPRB in adolescents of the community.

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)614-621
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of research on adolescence
Volume25
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2015
Peer-reviewedYes

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ORCID /0000-0002-9687-5527/work/142235331