How do young offenders describe their parents?

The study examined (1) what dimensions of parenting would emerge from retrospective reports of parental behaviour, and (2) whether childhood family violence and parental problems are associated with later perceptions of parenting among 89 young male Finnish inmates. The inmates completed the Parent...

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Main Author: Haapasalo, Jaana (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2001
In: Legal and criminological psychology
Year: 2001, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 103-120
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Summary:The study examined (1) what dimensions of parenting would emerge from retrospective reports of parental behaviour, and (2) whether childhood family violence and parental problems are associated with later perceptions of parenting among 89 young male Finnish inmates. The inmates completed the Parent Behaviour Inventory (PBI) and the Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS). Data on childhood family violence and parental problems were obtained from two files. The PBI yielded three factors and the CTS two factors for both mothers and fathers. When the PBI and CTS factors were combined into a principalcomponents analysis, five dimensions of perceptions of parenting emerged: maternal rejection, paternal rejection, autonomy, control, and ineffective parenting in the family. The inmates' childhood family violence and parental problems were associated with maternal rejection, paternal rejection and ineffective parenting in the family.
ISSN:2044-8333
DOI:10.1348/135532501168226