Parenting behavior and the risk of becoming a victim and a bully/victim : a meta-analysis study

Objective: Being bullied has adverse effects on children's health. Children's family experiences and parenting behavior before entering school help shape their capacity to adapt and cope at school and have an impact on children's peer relationship, hence it is important to identify how parenting styles and parent–child relationship are related to victimization in order to develop intervention programs to prevent or mitigate victimization in childhood and adolescence. Methods: We conducted a systematic review of the published literature on parenting behavior and peer victimization using MEDLINE, PsychINFO, Eric and EMBASE from 1970 through the end of December 2012. We included prospective cohort studies and cross-sectional studies that investigated the association between parenting behavior and peer victimization. Results: Both victims and those who both bully and are victims (bully/victims) were more likely to be exposed to negative parenting behavior including abuse and neglect and maladaptive parenting. The effects were generally small to moderate for victims (Hedge's g range: 0.10–0.31) but moderate for bully/victims (0.13–0.68). Positive parenting behavior including good communication of parents with the child, warm and affectionate relationship, parental involvement and support, and parental supervision were protective against peer victimization. The protective effects were generally small to moderate for both victims (Hedge's g: range: −0.12 to −0.22) and bully/victims (−0.17 to −0.42). Conclusions: Negative parenting behavior is related to a moderate increase of risk for becoming a bully/victim and small to moderate effects on victim status at school. Intervention programs against bullying should extend their focus beyond schools to include families and start before children enter school

The Role of Life Satisfaction and Parenting Styles in Predicting Delinquent Behaviors among High School

WOS: 000309197300004The purpose of this study is to determine whether the parenting styles and life satisfaction predict delinquent behaviors frequently or not. Firstly the data were collected from 471 girls and 410 boys, a total of 881 high school students. Then the research was carried out with 502 students showing low [n=262, 52.2%] and high level of delinquent behaviors [n=240, 47.8%]. The data were collected by means of "Delinquency Scale", "The Parenting Style Inventory" and "Multidimensional Student Life Satisfaction Scale". The data were analyzed using Logistic Regression statistical method. The results of Logistic Regression Analysis show that the variables of "strictness/supervision" perceived from family and satisfaction perceived from "school", "family" and "self" have had meaningful contributions to indicating frequent delinquent behaviors. The results are discussed related to previous research, and study limitations and further research directions are also outlined

The Relation Between Life Goals and Career Adapt-Abilities: An Investigation of the Mediating Role of Hope

WOS: 000493444500004In this research, the mediating role of hope in the relation between high school students' life goals and career adaptability was examined. The study has been carried out with 353 high school students (195 girls, 158 boys). The mean age of the students was 16.05. The data have been collected by using "Career Adapt-Abilities Scale", "Life Goals Scale for Adolescents" and "Dispositional Hope Scale". The collected data was analyzed through correlation analysis, path analysis and, bootstrapping procedure for the significance of indirect effect test. As a result of the study suggest that career goals, body-sense goals, hope has a positively meaningful relation with career adaptability. Bootstrapping show that hope have a partial mediating role in the relation between career goals, body-sense goals and career adaptability. It is thought that the results obtained can be used to improve the career adaptability of high school students. In addition, it can be said that the results of the research will provide the basis for future studies