Parenting Practices and Behavioral Problems among Adolescents' of Parents with Psychopathology: Role of Adolescents' Coping as Moderator: Parenting Practices and Behavioral Problems
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Technium Social Sciences Journal
Vol. 5, 104-12], March 2020
jISSN. 2668-7798
SOCIAL SCIENCES JO YAJL www.techniumscience.com
Parenting Practices and Behavioral Problems among
Adolescents' of Parents with Psychopathology: Role of
Adolescents' Coping as Moderator: parenting Practices and
Behavioral problems
Fazaila Sabih
Riphah International University, Pakistan
fazaila.sabih c'iriphah.edu.pk
Anis ul Haque
National university of Modem Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan
ahaque a numl.edu.pk
Sana Younas
Riphah International University, Pakistan
sanayounasmphil c'igmail.com
Asia Mushtaq
National university of Modem Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan
asmushtaqknuml.edu.pk
Abstract. Numerous studies suggest that symptoms of mental illness in parents become reflected
in family and parent-child interactions, affecting the nature and quality of caregiving and, in
turn, both short- and long-term child outcomes. Given the paucity of research in this area in
Pakistan, present study aims to examine differences in parenting practices and behavioral
problems among adolescent children of parents with psychopathology and without
psychopathology. It also explores moderating role of adolescents' coping on the relationship
between parenting practices and behavioral problems. Sample included 348 parents and their
adolescent children divided into two groups: Parents with Psychopathology and without
Psychopathology. Alabama Parenting Questionnaire, Youth Self Report, and Brief COPE were
used for data collection. Results indicated that adolescent children having parents with
psychopathology have elevated levels of behavioral problems as compared to adolescent children
of parents without psychopathology. Results of moderation analyses revealed that problem-
focused coping, positive coping, and religious coping mitigated the potential impact of negative
parenting practices on externalizing problems whereas denial exacerbated this relationship. The
implications are discussed for implementation of effective preventive interventions with at risk
families and children.
Keywords. Parenting practices, Behavioral Problems, Adolescents, Parents with
Psychopathology, Coping](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.journals/techssj5&div=11&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)
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