Parental Rules Research Articles

How Perceived Child-Friendly Communities Alleviate Adolescents' Psychological Reactance.

When children enter adolescence, their personality traits easily give rise to psychological reactance (PR). PR involves a desire for autonomy and independence, as well as an aversion to parental and social rules and restrictions. Factors that influence PR include physiological, familial, and social aspects. However, most studies on adolescent noncompliance have primarily focused on rebellious behavior. Little research has examined motivational state reactance, although its interaction with environmental perception can significantly affect adolescents' lives. This study aimed to explore the relationship between the perceived friendliness of the community environment and cognitive processing at different quality of life (QoL) levels in relation to PR among adolescents. Propensity score matching was performed on a sample of 3546 adolescents, collected in Sanya, China. The results show that child-friendly communities (CFCs) had a significantly negative impact on adolescents' PR levels. Additionally, QoL had a moderating effect, meaning that the higher the QoL, the stronger the role of a CFC in alleviating PR. In contrast to claims that PR is determined by temperament or character profiles, this study reveals the importance of environmental shaping through triadic reciprocal determinism and a focus on the key role of the community environment.

Effects of increased availability and economic incentives on preadolescents’ healthier beverages choices: An experimental study

This field experimental study examined how increased availability and economic incentives for healthier beverages affect preadolescents’ actual healthier beverage choices in a real-world setting. In addition, the impact of preadolescents’ descriptive norm towards healthier beverages, price awareness and parental restrictive rules regarding beverage consumption were explored. During the experiment, preadolescents could independently buy two beverages from an assortment with a total of eight beverages. A 2x2 between-subjects design was used, manipulating the presence of increased availability of healthier beverages and economic incentives (taxes for unhealthier beverages and subsidies for healthier beverages). A total of 305 preadolescents between 8 and 14 years old (M = 10.18, SD = 1.74) participated, each accompanied by one of their respective parents. Results showed that preadolescents were more likely to choose healthier beverages and perceived a higher descriptive norm towards healthier beverages when the assortment included increased relative availability of healthier beverages. Economic incentives and price awareness did not impact healthier beverage choices. Preadolescents were less likely to choose healthier beverages when parents reported higher levels of restrictive rules regarding beverage consumption. Results of the study suggest that increasing relative availability of healthier options could be a promising intervention strategy to support preadolescents in making healthier choices.

Parent Mealtime Practices and Rules for Feeding Young Children

Parent Mealtime Practices and Rules for Feeding Young Children

Cycle safe or cycle cool? Adolescents’ views on bicycle helmet use and injury prevention campaigns in Belgium

ObjectivesAlthough cycling is a healthy, ecological and practical way of transportation, it is not without risk. The effect of bicycle helmets to prevent head injuries on crashing has been extensively...

Navigating fairness and boundaries: parental rule strategies and indicators of adolescents’ media overuse

ABSTRACT Balancing adolescents’ growing desire for independence with the establishment of effective media-related rules presents a complex challenge for many parents. Our study, utilising a diverse nationwide sample of 1,480 adolescents aged 13-17, investigates how adolescents’ perceptions of rule restrictiveness might explain the relationship between parental rule strategies and adolescents’ overuse of media. Indicators of overuse include dysregulated media engagement, interference of media use with other activities, and media-related physical symptoms. Structural equation modelling reveals that a higher number of rules and more frequent enforcement are associated with increased perceptions of restrictiveness among adolescents. However, adolescents tend to view rules as more reasonable when parents consistently adhere to these rules themselves, particularly in situations with numerous rules and strict enforcement. Notably, a curvilinear relationship emerges between adolescents’ perceptions of rule restrictiveness and media overuse indicators. Adolescents who perceive rules as reasonable, rather than overly restrictive or lenient, report lower levels of media overuse indicators. Our findings highlight the importance of parents establishing media use expectations that are balanced, reasonable, and that they themselves are committed to following.

Adolescents' mental health, problematic internet use, and their parents' rules on internet use: A latent profile analysis

This study explored the connection between adolescent problematic internet use (PIU), mental health, and parents’ rules on internet use. From a person-centered approach, this study considered the coexistence of multiple mental health indicators for adolescents, including psychopathological risks (i.e., depressive symptoms, anxiety, and loneliness) and psychosocial well-being (i.e., social support, meaning, and competence). A latent profile analysis of 4592 U.S. adolescents revealed five distinct mental health profiles, with adolescents having psychopathological risks being most susceptible to PIU. Additionally, parents reported their rules on adolescent internet use. Strict parental rules on time increased PIU for adolescents of psychopathological risks, while restrictions on content viewed online reduced chances of PIU for these adolescents. These findings offer a deeper understanding of the complex mental health experiences of U.S. adolescents and underscore the significance of person-centered associations between mental health and PIU.

Beyond the Laws: Parental Monitoring, Perceived Acceptability of Underage Drinking and Alcohol Use Among Belgian Youth.

Parental monitoring behaviors are negatively associated with adolescent substance use. Yet, the processes explaining these associations are still unclear. The current study examined adolescents' knowledge of minimum legal drinking age laws and their perceived acceptability of underage drinking as potential mediators of the links between parental monitoring behaviors and youth alcohol use. The sample included 1154 Belgian adolescents (Mage = 16.34, SD = 1.33; 71% girls), who were recruited in Wallonia (54.9%) and in Flanders (45.1%). Path analyses revealed that higher parental rule setting, but not solicitation, was related to lower alcohol use. Acceptability of underage drinking mediated this link, but not knowledge of the laws. Results suggest that beyond laws regulating the minimum legal drinking age, alcohol use prevention programs should consider the importance of parental rule setting and youth's perceived acceptability of underage drinking.

Family and school factors related to internalizing and externalizing problems in adolescence

ABSTRACT Family and school factors are among the most important determinants of internalizing and externalizing problem behavior in adolescents. The aim of this study is to explore how certain family and school factors explain internalizing and externalizing problems after one year. In addition to individual-level variables, school level variables are taken into account. This multilevel study was conducted among 507 adolescents (mean age 13.44; 52.3% girls) who reported their internalizing problems (anxiety, depressive symptoms), externalizing problems (aggressive and norm-breaking behavior), parental knowledge of their whereabouts, parental rule setting, school connectedness and teacher support. At the school level, the aggregated scores for school connectedness and teacher support were calculated. The results show that the differences between schools explained 13.4% of the variance in externalizing problem behavior although it did not account for internalizing behavior. Parental knowledge and school connectedness were significant predictors of both internalizing and externalizing problems. At the school level, aggregated teacher support predicted fewer externalizing problems. While some of the results are partially in line with previous findings, others were found to be contradictory. The implications for practice are provided.

Improved Perceptions of Parental Support for Physical Activity and Healthy Eating among Young Adolescents During COVID 19 pandemic

Family routines play a key role in promoting child health behaviors. This study aims to 1) describe changes in children’s perceptions of physical activity (PA) and healthy eating family routines across three time points: pre-pandemic (2017-2020), early pandemic (2020), and mid-pandemic (2021); and 2) explore the role of pandemic-related economic stressors on these changes. Children’s perceptions of family routines were assessed using four scales adapted from the Comprehensive Home Environment Survey: PA-policies, Diet-policies, Diet-rules, and PA-Diet-role-model. Child age and sex were assessed at pre-pandemic, and household members’ employment loss and poverty levels were assessed during pandemic. Linear mixed models were used to assess changes and associated factors for each scale. Children (N=277) aged 8-13 y were enrolled pre-pandemic. Children’s perceptions of PA-policies and Diet-policies increased significantly from pre-pandemic to early-pandemic (b=0.9 and 2.4, respectively) and pre- to mid-pandemic (b=0.8 and 1.2, respectively). Diet-rules decreased significantly from pre- to early (b=-1.5) and pre- to mid-pandemic (b=-2.3), with no PA-Diet-role-model changes. Older children, compared to younger, had a faster decrease in Diet-policies from pre- to early pandemic. Females, compared to males, had a faster decrease in Diet-rules from pre- to mid-pandemic. Economic stressors were not associated with changes in perceived routines. Overall, children reported increased parental policies to support PA and healthy eating and decreased parental rules to regulate child eating behaviors during the pandemic. Future mixed methods research is needed to understand how changes in parental support on family routines relate to PA and healthy eating behaviors.

Enhancing Nutritional Status in Children with Cerebral Palsy: The Impact of Parental Feeding Rules Counseling and Special Spoon Utilization

The objective of this article is to evaluate the effect on Parental Feeding Rules Counseling and Utilization of Special Spoons on the Nutritional Status for children with cerebral palsy. Children with cerebral palsy (CP) experience nutritional deficiencies resulting from food intake challenges caused by brain and nervous impairments. However, parental implementation, such as counseling on feeding rules and the use of specialized spoons, needs to be improved. Method: A Pre Experimental design with a One Group Pretest-Posttest approach, namely counseling on feeding rules and the utilization of specialized spoons, on the food intake and nutritional status of children with cerebral palsy. The research was conducted at Griya Lare Utami and Special Need Schools 1 Bantul, with a minimum sample size of 18 parent-child pairs with cerebral palsy, selected through purposive sampling. Data analysis was performed using bivariate analysis with the Paired t-test. Result: Child weight and Stature have increase. Conclusion: The intervention programme seemed to increase in the weight and stature indicator, but there has been no change in the nutritional status of BMI-for-age and Length-for-age.

The influence of gender on young women’s everyday (im)mobilities in Inverness, Scotland

ABSTRACT Young women’s (im)mobilities are influenced by a web of factors at the individual, interpersonal and macro levels of analysis. These factors, including young women’s social identities, perceptions of themselves and their environment; parental rules; transportation systems; and systematic inequalities, influence how, at what times and where young women access the public realm. In this article, I argue gender is an often-hidden but significant force shaping young women’s (im)mobilities in the public realm at different levels of analysis. Drawing attention to how gender influences mobilities is a necessary first step to making the public realm inclusive and accessible for women of all ages. This research was undertaken as part of a PhD in Social Policy. Qualitative data were collected with 41 participants over 8 months using semi-structured interviews and a pilot series of participatory workshops. Participants included young women, their mothers, key adults in young women’s lives, and policy professionals. The findings reveal how gender suffuses the experiences, decisions, regulations, and policies informing young women’s mobilities, often with a limiting effect. However, the strength of gender as a force affecting young women’s mobilities, and the recognition of the role of gender in mediating young women’s travel varied among participants. The contextual and intersectional nature of young women’s mobilities accounts for this variation and begins to explain it. The research focused on the experiences of young women in Scotland, but the findings illuminate the persistent, and surprising ways that gender shapes young women’s (im)mobilities in different contexts around the world.

Authoritarian Parenting Is Assoociated With Bullying Behavior In Teenagers At Smp Negeri 1 Namorambe, Deli Serdang Distriet In 2023

Adolescence is a period of rapid physical, psychological, and intellectual growth and development. Bullying is an aggressive action that one person repeatedly takes against another, causing physical or mental harm to the victim. Authoritarian parenting style emphasizes the importance of children obeying all parental rules. The study involved 86 students as study subjects, selected using non-probability sampling with the purposive sampling technique. Data collection in this study used a parenting style scale based on the Parental Authority Questionnaire (PAQ) and a bullying behavior scale based on the Bullying Questionnaire by Putri (2018). These data were subsequently analyzed using the Chi-square test, yielding a result of CI = 0.001. The hypothesis was tested using a Cross-Sectional correlation. The correlation coefficient obtained r = 0.306 with a significance of 0.004 ). The study results indicated a positive relationship between the tendency of bullying behavior and authoritarian parenting style at SMP Negeri 1 Namorambe. As the authoritarian parenting style increases, the incidence of bullying behavior also increases. Conversely, the authoritarian parenting style decreases, the incidence of bullying behavior decreases as well. In conclusion, this study reveals a moderate positive relationship between authoritarian parenting style and bullying behavior among adolescents at SMP Negeri 1 Namorambe in 2023.

Are vulnerable adolescents more prone to smartphone and Internet addiction? A cross-sectional study among adolescents in Switzerland

ABSTRACT In this study, we wanted to assess the association between the level of vulnerability and two behavioural addictions – smartphone and Internet addictive use. Data were drawn from an online in-school survey on screen use carried out among 10th graders (aged 13–14 years) in the canton of Vaud (Switzerland) from November 2019 to February 2020. The analytic sample included 2893 adolescents (50.1% males), with a mean age of 13.1 years. We defined adolescent’s vulnerability based on the following social determinants of health: family socioeconomic status, relationship with parents and academic performance. We categorized participants into three groups depending on their level of vulnerability: Not Vulnerable, Moderately Vulnerable and Highly Vulnerable. Then, we conducted bivariate and multivariate analyses to compare them in terms of SA and IA while considering other explanatory factors including gender, age, residence area, place of birth, educational track, family structure, emotional well-being, being overweight, physical activity, problems with sleep, screen time and parental rules regarding screens and Internet use. We found that almost 28% of adolescents were identified with some degree of vulnerability. Our results showed that adolescents in the Moderately and Highly Vulnerable groups are more likely to develop SA and IA with increased rates observed in the Highly Vulnerable adolescents in the bivariate model. However, in the multivariate model, this relationship only remained significant for the Moderately Vulnerable group. Our findings further suggest that there are other factors significantly associated with vulnerability including age and gender. Given our overall results, it is important to acknowledge that even developed countries contend with the problem of vulnerability among adolescents. A better understanding of this subject, as well as possible consequences and appreciation of the factors defining vulnerability, is needed if inequities are to be addressed.

Longitudinal Association of Changes in Parental Correlates With Screen Time in Chinese Preschoolers.

This study aimed to explore the relationship between the changes in parent-related factors and preschoolers exceeding screen time (ST) recommendations. A longitudinal analysis using 2-year follow-up data from 4 kindergartens (n = 409) was conducted in Zhejiang, China, from 2019 to 2021. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to determine the potential parental modifiable predictors. The significant associations of baseline ST, change in screen accessibility, and the interaction of preschooler ST with maternal ST change with preschooler follow-up ST were observed. For preschool-aged children with baseline ST ≤ 1hour per day, the follow-up of preschoolers with ST > 1hour per day increased significantly when parental clarity of their ST rules decreased or remained low. For preschool children with baseline ST > 1hour per day, follow-up ST increased significantly when their father kept ST >2hours per day, when the screen accessibility became or remained easy, or when parental awareness of the ST decreased. Changes in parental correlates played an important role in preschooler ST based on 2-year longitudinal data. Early interventions should focus on improving the clarity of parental rules and perceptions, as well as on reducing parental ST and accessibility of home screens.

Young Children’s Electronic Media Use and Parental Rules and Regulations

Today’s children are born and raised in media-saturated environments, surrounded by televisions, computers, tablets, smartphones, and other portable electronic devices. Because these devices have become an indispensable part of everyday life, they have a significant influence on children's entertainment and leisure, as well as their education. This study, therefore, examined how early and how much young children (from 0 to 6 years of age) use television, computers, and tablet/smartphones, specifically whether this media usage is directly affected by socio-demographic factors related to parents (i.e., their education, income, and age), the children themselves (i.e., their age, gender, and the presence and number of siblings), and the media environment in their homes (i.e., the availability of media, parental opinions about media, and regulation of media use). The sample for this study consisted of 412 parents of 0- to 6-year-old children who brought their children to the Social Paediatrics Department of the Faculty of Medicine in Ankara, Turkey, for developmental check-ups. The data for this study were collected through a questionnaire that was prepared by the researcher. The findings indicate that almost all children live in homes with different types of electronic media devices and the children’s home electronic media environments and their parents’ demographics are important predictors for their usage of electronic media.

Structures for Screens: Longitudinal associations between parental media rules and problematic media use in early childhood.

Media use is increasingly becoming an important facet of early childhood, and while professional organizations and researchers have attempted to present guidelines to parents to help them structure their children's media use, many parents either are not aware of these guidelines, or struggle to effectively implement them into their children's daily routine. This research aimed to examine what rules parents of young children are implementing to structure their children's media use and how specific media rules affected development of children's problematic media use (an early indicator of media dependence) longitudinally from ages 2-4 (three time points, each one year apart) in a sample of n = 435 children. We found that more parents have rules around their child's TV use than tablet use when children are around age 2 ½ years old, and that a sizable minority of parents (n = 45; 10.30%) or parents do not allow their child to use tablets at this same age. There was no relationship between media rules and problematic media use at Time 2. However, parents who did not allow their child to use tablets at Time 1 had lower levels of child problematic media use at Time 3, implying that the rules parents set around young children's use of tablets and other personal media devices may be impactful in protecting children from the development of problematic media use.

When parents play favorites: brood demand shapes parental preference for offspring UV color.

Parents might initially produce more offspring than they might be able to raise. However, when offspring demand exceeds their parents´ rearing capacity, parents might shift care towards the offspring which yield greater fitness returns to achieve their optimal brood size via brood reduction. Such favoritism could rely on offspring signaling traits if these inform parents about offspring quality and hence about the pay-offs of their investment. Here we investigated whether favoritism of blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) parents for an offspring signal (i.e., ultraviolet (UV) plumage coloration) varies with brood demand. To test this, we experimentally blocked the UV reflectance of yellow breast feathers in half of the nestlings of each brood, and then we sequentially performed two opposing brood size manipulations to vary nestling demand below or above parental rearing capacity. In reduced broods, nestlings begged overall less intensely and gained more body mass, supporting that parental rearing capacities sufficed to satisfy brood demand. Moreover, in reduced broods, UV-blocked nestlings (i.e., low-quality offspring) were fed and prey-tested more often. Yet, they begged more than control nestlings, suggesting that they were perhaps treated differently by other family members or which they may exploit parental preferences beyond actual need (at least in reduced nests). Parents flexibly shifted their feeding rate and favoritism in response to short-term changes in family size, as there was no parental preference for enlarged broods. Such flexible parental feeding rules may allow parents to gain the upper hand in parent-offspring conflict. However, we did not find evidence that parental favoritism facilitated brood reduction, at least in conditions where demand was temporally enhanced.

Experience of using digital devices at home shown in children's drawings

본 연구는 유아의 그림에서 나타난 가정에서의 디지털 기기를 활용한 경험에 대한 유아의 이미지와 인식을 살펴보는데 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 2022년 12월부터 2023년 1월까지 약 두 달동안 대전시와 충청북도에 소재한 4개 유아교육기관의 5세 유아 89명을 대상으로 가정에서의 디지털 기기를 활용한 경험에 대해 그림 그리기와 면담을 실시하고 분석하였다. 연구 결과, 2가지 범주의 6개 하위 범주로 구분되었다. 첫째, 유아의 디지털 기기를 활용한 경험에 대한 이미지는 ‘디지털 기기를 활용한 놀이’, ‘디지털 기기를 활용한 학습’, ‘디지털 기기를 활용한 소통’, 둘째, 유아의 디지털 기기 활용에 대한 인식은 ‘행복함과 즐거움을 주는 디지털 기기’, ‘부모의 규칙과 제재로 인해 부담감을 주는 디지털 기기’, ‘안전하지 않은 디지털 기기’로 나타났다.The purpose of this study is to examine the images and perceptions of young children on the experience of using digital devices at home by analyzing their drawings. To this end, for about two months from December 2022 to January 2023, 89 5-year-old children from four different early childhood educational institutions located in Daejeon and Chungcheongbuk-do were selected to conduct drawing sessions and interviewed for their experiences using digital devices at home. The result of the study was divided into two categories with six subcategories. Firstly, images on the experience of children using digital devices include ‘Play Using Digital Devices,’ ‘Learning Using Digital Devices,’ and ‘Communication Using Digital Devices’. Secondly, recognition for using digital devices for children was shown as ‘Digital Devices that Give Happiness and Pleasure’, ‘Digital Devices that Cause Burden due to Parental Rules and Restrictions’, and ‘Unsafe Digital Devices.’

What happens when you are not on social networks? A survey among middle-school teens in Switzerland

AimThe aim of the study was to describe the differences between users and non-users of social networks controlling for explanatory factors. MethodsData were drawn from a survey on media and Internet use carried out among 2893 10th graders in Switzerland. Participants were asked whether they were active in 10 different social networks and divided into two groups: Not active (answering no to the 10 networks; n = 176) and Active (answering positively to at least one; n = 2717). The groups were compared on sociodemographic, health, and screen-related variables. All variables significant in the bivariate analysis were included in a backward logistic regression. ResultsThe backward logistic regression revealed that inactive participants were more likely to be males, younger, to live in an intact family, and to assess their screen time as below average, and less likely to practice extracurricular sport, to spend ≥4 h of screen time per day, to be around their smartphone at all times, to have parental rules about Internet content, or to discuss Internet use with parents. ConclusionMost young adolescents use social networks. However, this activity does not seem to be associated with academic problems. Therefore, the use of social networks should not be demonized but considered part of their social life.

Applications and Responses to RCEP Rules on Geographical Indications Protection in China

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) uses the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules as parent rules. Yet proble ms exist in the interpretation and application of intellectual property terms, which can easily cause controversy. The protection rules of the geographical indications (GI) are used as a magic weapon to promote Chinese high-quality agriculturalproducts to the world. But due to the left and right swaying of the legislators, they are chaotic and thus need to be improved urgently. In this case, China’s GI protection should focus on disputed solutions, balancing legislators’ initiatives and autonomy generated by geographical indication, and solving the historical problems of many departments overlapping management.