Parenting behaviour of mothers, adolescents’ social emotional adjustments and their correlates in intact and non-intact Malay families in Kuala Lumpur

The main objective of the study was to determine the relationship between parenting behaviour of mothers and social emotional adjustments of adolescents in intact and non-intact Malay families. Sample comprised 213 mothers (n = 166 from intact families; 47 from non-intact families), with at least on...

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Main Authors: Chiah, Wan Yeng, Baharudin, Rozumah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39806/1/87.%20Parenting%20Behaviour%20of%20Mothers%2C%20Adolescents%E2%80%99%20Social%20Emotional.pdf
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description The main objective of the study was to determine the relationship between parenting behaviour of mothers and social emotional adjustments of adolescents in intact and non-intact Malay families. Sample comprised 213 mothers (n = 166 from intact families; 47 from non-intact families), with at least one adolescent child between the ages of 13 and 17 years, and are residing in Kuala Lumpur. The respondents were identified via a name list of the adolescents’ and e-survey. Using a self-administered questionnaire, the respondents provided information on their background characteristics, self-esteem, family functioning, parenting behaviour, and adolescents’ social emotional adjustments. Results revealed that mothers parenting quality and adolescents’ social emotional adjustments in the overall sample were generally moderate. Better parenting behaviour was shown to be positively related to adolescents’ strengths in non-intact family, and negatively related to adolescent’s difficulties in both family types. Additional analysis, however, indicated that family functioning rather than parenting behaviour is a better predictor of adolescents’ social emotional adjustments. Findings imply that parents and families in any structure are important contributors of adolescents’ social emotional adjustments.
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spelling upm.eprints-398062015-12-02T03:48:47Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39806/ Parenting behaviour of mothers, adolescents’ social emotional adjustments and their correlates in intact and non-intact Malay families in Kuala Lumpur Chiah, Wan Yeng Baharudin, Rozumah The main objective of the study was to determine the relationship between parenting behaviour of mothers and social emotional adjustments of adolescents in intact and non-intact Malay families. Sample comprised 213 mothers (n = 166 from intact families; 47 from non-intact families), with at least one adolescent child between the ages of 13 and 17 years, and are residing in Kuala Lumpur. The respondents were identified via a name list of the adolescents’ and e-survey. Using a self-administered questionnaire, the respondents provided information on their background characteristics, self-esteem, family functioning, parenting behaviour, and adolescents’ social emotional adjustments. Results revealed that mothers parenting quality and adolescents’ social emotional adjustments in the overall sample were generally moderate. Better parenting behaviour was shown to be positively related to adolescents’ strengths in non-intact family, and negatively related to adolescent’s difficulties in both family types. Additional analysis, however, indicated that family functioning rather than parenting behaviour is a better predictor of adolescents’ social emotional adjustments. Findings imply that parents and families in any structure are important contributors of adolescents’ social emotional adjustments. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2013-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39806/1/87.%20Parenting%20Behaviour%20of%20Mothers%2C%20Adolescents%E2%80%99%20Social%20Emotional.pdf Chiah, Wan Yeng and Baharudin, Rozumah (2013) Parenting behaviour of mothers, adolescents’ social emotional adjustments and their correlates in intact and non-intact Malay families in Kuala Lumpur. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 21 (4). pp. 1431-1446. ISSN 0128-7702; ESSN: 2231-8534 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2021%20(4)%20Dec.%202013/11%20Page%201431-1446%20(JSSH%200433-2011).pdf
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title Parenting behaviour of mothers, adolescents’ social emotional adjustments and their correlates in intact and non-intact Malay families in Kuala Lumpur
title_full Parenting behaviour of mothers, adolescents’ social emotional adjustments and their correlates in intact and non-intact Malay families in Kuala Lumpur
title_fullStr Parenting behaviour of mothers, adolescents’ social emotional adjustments and their correlates in intact and non-intact Malay families in Kuala Lumpur
title_full_unstemmed Parenting behaviour of mothers, adolescents’ social emotional adjustments and their correlates in intact and non-intact Malay families in Kuala Lumpur
title_short Parenting behaviour of mothers, adolescents’ social emotional adjustments and their correlates in intact and non-intact Malay families in Kuala Lumpur
title_sort parenting behaviour of mothers adolescents social emotional adjustments and their correlates in intact and non intact malay families in kuala lumpur
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