The Relationship Between Parenting and Delinquency: A Meta-analysis

This meta-analysis of 161 published and unpublished manuscripts was conducted to determine whether the association between parenting and delinquency exists and what the magnitude of this linkage is. The strongest links were found for parental monitoring, psychological control, and negative aspects of support such as rejection and hostility, accounting for up to 11% of the variance in delinquency. Several effect sizes were moderated by parent and child gender, child age, informant on parenting, and delinquency type, indicating that some parenting behaviors are more important for particular contexts or subsamples. Although both dimensions of warmth and support seem to be important, surprisingly very few studies focused on parenting styles. Furthermore, fewer than 20% of the studies focused on parenting behavior of fathers, despite the fact that the effect of poor support by fathers was larger than poor maternal support, particularly for sons. Implications for theory and parenting are discussed

Decision-making by and for adults with impaired capacity: The potential of the Dutch levenstestament

Anticipatory decision-making instruments – continuing powers of attorney and advance directives – are increasingly seen as a promising way forward to enhance the autonomy of adults with impaired capacity by making the adult's voice an influential component of future decisions. However, little is known about the experiences with these instruments in practice. This article presents the findings of an interview study looking at the expectations and experiences of both adults and attorneys with a Dutch anticipatory decision-making instrument, the so-called levenstestament. In order to realise its full potential, anticipatory decision-making instruments, such as the levenstestament, should be embedded in robust, timely and ongoing conversations between adults and attorneys about the adult's (changing) wishes and preferences and the role of the attorney

Dealing with dependent effect sizes in MASEM: A comparison of different approaches using empirical data

The objective of the present study was to examine whether different methods for dealing with dependency in meta-analytic structural equation modelling (MASEM) lead to different results. Four different methods for dealing with dependent effect sizes in MASEM were applied to empirical data, including: (1) ignoring dependency; (2) aggregation; (3) elimination; and (4) a multilevel approach. Random-effects two-stage structural equation modelling was conducted for each method separately, and potential moderators were examined using subgroup analysis. Results demonstrated that the different methods of dealing with dependency in MASEM lead to different results. Thus, the decision on which approach should be used in MASEM-analysis should be one that is carefully considered. Given that the multilevel approach is the only approach that includes all available information while explicitly modelling dependency, it is currently the theoretically preferred approach for dealing with dependency in MASEM. Future research should evaluate the multilevel approach with simulated data

The Relation between Living Group Climate and Reactions to Social Problem Situations in Detained Adolescents: “I Stabbed Him Because He Looked Mean at Me”

The present study examined the association between living group climate and aversive reactions to social problem situations (e.g., getting angry, bullying or not cooperating with staff) in adolescents in secure residential facilities. The sample consisted of 128 adolescent boys and girls. Results showed an open living group climate—designated as a structured, safe and therapeutic environment—to be associated with less aversive reactions to social problem situations. Living group climate had a negative relation with aversive reactions to social problem situations (β = −.632, p < .001). It is argued that group workers should be trained in providing an open living group climate in order to diminish aversive responses to social problem situations in detained adolescents