Family Routines and Parental Monitoring as Protective Factors among Early and Middle Adolescents Affected by Maternal HIV/AIDS

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Drinking; Adolescents; Parenting Skills; Depression (Psychology); Anxiety; Child Rearing; Early Adolescents; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Mothers; Parent Influence; Child Behavior; Family Environment; Family Influence; Aggression; Behavior Problems; Alcohol Abuse; Self Concept; Adolescent Development

10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01361.x

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The influence of parenting skills on adolescent outcomes among children affected by maternal HIV/AIDS (N = 118, M age = 13) was investigated. Among families with more frequent family routines, over time adolescents showed lower rates of aggression, anxiety, worry, depression, conduct disorder, binge drinking, and increased self-concept. Among families with higher levels of parental monitoring, adolescents showed significant declines in anxiety and depression, conduct disorder, and binge drinking, along with increased self-concept. Mothers' level of illness was associated with parenting. Greater variability in parental monitoring resulted in higher levels of problem behaviors.

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2009

EJ862438