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. 2017 Jun 10:7:147-151.
doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2017.06.001. eCollection 2017 Sep.

Constructing tailored parental monitoring strategy profiles to predict adolescent disclosure and risk involvement

Lesley A Cottrell  1 , Christa A Lilly  2 , Aaron Metzger  3 , Scott A Cottrell  4 , Andrew D Epperly  5 , Carrie Rishel  6 , Bo Wang  7 , Bonita F Stanton  8
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Constructing tailored parental monitoring strategy profiles to predict adolescent disclosure and risk involvement

Lesley A Cottrell et al. Prev Med Rep. .

Abstract

•Many parents use multiple monitoring strategies in different combinations over time to monitor their adolescents.•Adolescents of parents who use multiple strategies reported greater risk involvement.•Parents who solicited information only from adolescents had greater knowledge and adolescent disclosure.

Keywords: Adolescent risk behavior substance use; Delinquency; Intervention; Parental monitoring; Parenting; Prevention; Strategies.

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