Stability of Recalled Parental Rearing Behavior in a Community Sample of Adolescents and Young Adults. (23rd August 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Asselmann, Eva; Knappe, Susanne; Wittchen, Hans‐Ulrich; Lieb, Roselind; Beesdo‐Baum, Katja
• Is Part Of: Journal of research on adolescence. Volume 25:Number 4(2015)
• Page Start: 614
• Page End: 621
• Publication Date: 2014-08-23
• Subjects: Adolescence -- Periodicals; 155.5
• DOI: 10.1111/jora.12158
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1050-8392

Abstract

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.