Parental beliefs in the parenting process and their relations with adolescent behavior

The objective of this article is to analyze the links between the beliefs of the parents and the behavior of the adolescents, for which a bibliographical review was performed in six databases, including 53 studies that quantitatively measure the influence of the beliefs of the parents in parenting practices with adolescents. In the analysis of the information, the following concepts were highlighted as “ parental beliefs ” : general beliefs about human attributes and experiences, parent expectations, perceptions of the adolescent abilities, parental values and goals, parental self-efficacy and beliefs about control of the situation. As conclusions, it is established that there are appropriate theoretical indicators to consider that parental beliefs are affected by the attributes and experiences of the parents, influencing in a cascade effect the behavior of the adolescents.R ésumé Les croyances des parents sont structurellement intégrées dans la relation parents-enfants et peuvent être considérées comme des contributions à la compréhension du développement des adolescents. L ’ objectif de cet article est d ’ analyser les liens entre les croyances parentales et le comportement des adolescents, pour lesquels une revue bibliographique a été développée dans six bases de données, dont 53 études évaluant quantitativement l ’ influence des croyances parentales sur les pratiques parentales avec les adolescents. Dans l ’ analyse de l ’ information, les c...
Source: Psicologia USP - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research