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How can parents obtain knowledge about their adolescent children?

Jiménez Iglesias, Antonia María; Moreno Rodríguez, María del Carmen; García Moya, Irene; Ramos Valverde, Pilar

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The aim of this study is to analyse the influence of family dimensions on parental knowledge of their adolescent children, based on the country, gender and age of adolescents. This study adopts two different perspectives—national and international—with data taken from the results of the 2006 edition of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study undertaken in Spain and other member countries of the international network, namely, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany and the United Kingdom. The results indicate that both fathers and mothers obtain knowledge about their adolescent children through the children's disclosures, parental affection, parental solicitation and family activities. The discussion focuses on how these family dimensions promote parental knowledge.

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1 This is an Accep ed Manusc ip e sion o he ollowing a icle, accep ed o publica ion in Jou nal o he S udy o Educa ion and De elopmen : Jiménez-Iglesias, A., Mo eno, C., Ga cía-Moya, I., & Ramos, P. (2013). How can pa en s ob ain knowledge abou hei adolescen child en? Jou nal o he S udy o Educa ion and De elopmen , 36(2), 181– 197. h ps://doi.o g/10.1174/021037013806196256 I is deposi ed unde he e ms o he C ea i e Commons A ibu ion-NonComme cial- NoDe i a i es License (h p://c ea i ecommons.o g/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which pe mi s non- comme cial e-use, dis ibu ion, and ep oduc ion in any medium, p o ided he o iginal wo k is p ope ly ci ed, and is no al e ed, ans o med, o buil upon in any way. How can pa en s ob ain knowledge abou hei adolescen child en? ¿Cómo las mad es y los pad es consiguen conoce de alles ace ca de las idas de sus hijos e hijas adolescen es? An onia Jiménez-Iglesias1,*, Ca men Mo eno2, I ene Ga cía-Moya3 and Pila Ramos4 1, 2, 3, 4 Depa amen o de Psicología E olu i a y de la Educación, Uni e sidad de Se illa C/ Camilo José Cela, s/n. 41018 Se illa. 1, * Co espondig au ho . E-mail add ess: amjimig[email p o ec ed]s 2E-mail add ess: [email p o ec ed] 3E-mail add ess: i ene[email p o ec ed] 4E-mail add ess: pila [email protected] 2 Acknowledgemen s This esea ch has been unded by an ag eemen signed be ween he Spanish Minis y o Heal h, Social Policy and Equali y, and he Uni e si y o Se ille (Spain). How can pa en s ob ain knowledge abou hei adolescen child en? Abs ac The aim o his s udy is o analyse he in luence o amily dimensions on pa en al knowledge o hei adolescen child en based on he coun y, gende and age o he adolescen s. This s udy adop s wo di e en pe spec i es, na ional and in e na ional, wi h da a aken om he esul s o he 2006 edi ion o he Heal h Beha iou in School- aged Child en (HBSC) s udy in Spain and o he membe coun ies o he in e na ional ne wo k, namely, Aus ia, Belgium, Bulga ia, Canada, C oa ia, he Czech Republic, Denma k, Es onia, Finland, F ance, Ge many and he Uni ed Kingdom. The esul s indica e ha bo h a he s and mo he s ob ain knowledge abou hei adolescen child en h ough he child en’s disclosu es, pa en al ca e, pa en al solici a ion and amily ac i i ies. The discussion ocuses on how hese amily dimensions p omo e pa en al knowledge. Keywo ds: adolescence, pa en al knowledge, ca e, p omo ion o au onomy, disclosu e, solici a ion, amily ac i i ies 3 ¿Cómo las mad es y los pad es consiguen conoce de alles ace ca de las idas de sus hijos e hijas adolescen es? Resumen El obje i o de es e es udio es analiza la in luencia de di e en es dimensiones amilia es sob e el conocimien o que pad es y mad es ienen ace ca de sus hijos e hijas adolescen es, eniendo en cuen a el país, el sexo y la edad de los adolescen es. Es a in es igación se ealiza desde dos pe spec i as, nacional e in e nacional, con da os omados de la edición 2006 del es udio Heal h Beha iou in School-aged Child en (HBSC) en España y o os países de la ed in e nacional, conc e amen e, Alemania, Aus ia, Bélgica, Bulga ia, Canadá, C oacia, Dinama ca, Es onia, Finlandia, F ancia, Reino Unido y República Checa. Los esul ados indican que an o los pad es como las mad es consiguen in o mación sob e sus hijos e hijas a a és de la e elación adolescen e, el a ec o pa en al, el in e és pa en al y las ac i idades amilia es. En la discusión se abo da cómo es as dimensiones amilia es a o ecen la consecución del conocimien o pa en al. Palab as cla e: adolescencia, conocimien o pa en al, a ec o, p omoción de la au onomía, e elación, in e és, ac i idades amilia es 4 In oduc ion The ield o pa en al knowledge is an ex emely impo an a ea o esea ch gi en he la ge numbe o published s udies on his opic (S a in, Ke , & Til on-Wea e , 2010). The majo i y o hese s udies has iden i ied he pa en al knowledge as an impo an componen o e ec i e pa en ing, being ela ed o be e adjus men in adolescen s (Jacobson & C ocke , 2000; Til on-Wea e e al., 2010), o example lowe p oblem beha iou s, like subs ance use (Jiménez-Iglesias, Mo eno, G anado-Alcón, & López, 2012; Rai e al., 2003; Soenens, Vans eenkis e, Luyckx, & Goossens, 2006; Tebes e al., 2011), and be e psychological well-being (F öjd, Kal iala-Heino, & Rimpelä, 2007; Jiménez-Iglesias, Mo eno, G anado-Alcón e al., 2012; Rei z, Deko ić, & Meije , 2006). The s udies done by Ke and S a in (2000; S a in & Ke , 2000) in ol ed a majo ad ance in unde s anding he meaning o pa en al knowledge and i s ela ionship wi h adolescen adjus men . Pa en al knowledge includes gene al knowledge ha pa en s ha e abou hei child en: whe e hey go, when hey a e ou , wha hey do and who hei iends a e (Ke & S a in, 2000; S a in & Ke , 2000). Pa en al knowledge allows pa en s o be in o med abou he li es o hei adolescen s, in a pe iod in which oppo uni ies o aking pa in p oblema ic ac i i ies inc ease, while di ec pa en al supe ision dec eases (Jacobson & C ocke , 2000). Bu p obably pa en al knowledge is also impo an o a posi i e adolescen s' de elopmen because o he ways ha pa en s ha e o ob ain knowledge and he ac ions ha pa en s do a e acqui ing i (S a in e al., 2010). Pa en al knowledge is a men al s a e a he han a pa en ing beha iou (Kakiha a & Til on-Wea e , 2009); i does no necessa ily e lec pa en al beha iou s because 5 adolescen s’ managemen o hei own in o ma ion is also impo an (Lai d, Ma e o, & She wood, 2010). Th ee ac o s a e commonly associa ed wi h pa en s’ knowledge abou hei adolescen child en: he pa en al skills needed o ask child en o ano he sou ce o in o ma ion (Bumpus & Rodge s, 2009; C ou e & Head, 2002), such as in o ma ion ha pa en s can ob ain om he pa en s o hei child en’s iends (Bou deau, Mille , Duke, & Ames, 2011); he endency o adolescen s o p o ide in o ma ion abou hei ac i i ies o hei own ee will (Bou deau e al., 2011; Bumpus & Rodge s, 2009; C ou e & Head, 2002), and he quali y o he pa en -child ela ionship (Bumpus & Rodge s, 2009; C ou e & Head, 2002). The e o e, pa en al knowledge, is gene a ed by lo ing pa en s who a emp o be in o med (Da ling, Cumsille, Peña-Alampay, & Coa swo h, 2009) while encou aging a posi i e amily con ex in which adolescen s a e likely o communica e openly and pa en s a e likely o be knowledgeable abou hei child en’s ac i i ies, loca ions and iends (Fle che , S einbe g, & Williams-Wheele , 2004; Sala ia, Gondoli, & G undy, 2009; Soenens e al., 2006). Tha is, communica ion be ween pa en s and adolescen s is an e ec i e way o ob ain pa en al knowledge o adolescen child en (Ke & S a in, 2000; S a in & Ke , 2000), and i implies adolescen disclosu e and pa en al solici a ion (Keijse s, B anje, Vande Valk, & Meeus, 2010). Fu he mo e, pa en s’ in ol emen in he ac i i ies o hei sons and daugh e s (Bumpus, C ou e , & McHale, 2006), ime spen wi h he amily and adolescen s’ accep ance o he app op ia eness o pa en al moni o ing in ol e highe le els o pa en al knowledge (Lai d, Pe i , Dodge, & Ba es, 2003; Sme ana, Me zge , Ge man, & Campione-Ba , 2006). In gene al, pa en s who a e in eg a ed in o hei adolescen s’ wo lds a e awa e o hei child en’s daily expe iences (Waizenho e , Buchanan, & Jackson-Newsom, 2004). 6 Howe e , adolescen s also play a ole in pa en al knowledge acquisi ion. Adolescen s’ us in sha ing in o ma ion wi h hei pa en s is an impo an way o pa en s o ob ain knowledge abou hei child en’s li es (Ea on, K uege , Johnson, McGue, & Iacono, 2009; Keijse s e al., 2010; Ke & S a in, 2000; Ke , S a in, & Bu k, 2010; S a in & Ke , 2000; Willoughby & Hamza, 2011). Adolescen disclosu e is mo e likely o occu among adolescen s whose pa en s a ely eac nega i ely o hei commen s and who do no eel con olled by hei pa en s (Hayes, Hudson, & Ma hews, 2003, 2004; Til on- Wea e e al., 2010). These p e ious s udies show ha pa en al knowledge is an impo an a ea o esea ch and a well-s udied opic. In he ield o pa en al knowledge, his cu en s udy p oposes o include di e en aspec s, which could be in e es ing. Di e en amily dimensions, ha a o emen ioned s udies ha e indica ed impo an o pa en al knowledge, a e he e analysed oge he in he same esea ch. Each amily dimension (excep amily ac i i ies) has ma e nal and pa e nal a iable, and hese a iables a e analysed sepa a ely, because i is impo an o know how mo he and a he ge hei own knowledge (C ou e & Head, 2002). Mo eo e , his s udy examines i a iables like coun y, gende and age o adolescen s ( a iables ela ed o he sampling) ha e a mode a ing e ec on he ela ionship be ween amily dimensions and pa en al knowledge (and no only e ec on sepa a e dimensions). Un il now, he e a e no s udies abou his opic in Spain. Rega ding di e ences be ween mo he s and a he s, esea ch show ha adolescen s pe cei e hei mo he s mo e a ec iona e and p omo e hei au onomy han a he s (Klimidis, Minas, & A a, 1992; Oli a, Pa a, Sánchez-Queija, & López, 2007), and also mo e in e es ed in hei adolescen s’ li es and mo e knowledgeable abou hem (C ou e , Bumpus, Da is, & McHale, 2005; Waizenho e e al., 2004). Besides, mo he s 7 sha e mo e ime wi h hei adolescen s (Dubas & Ge is, 2002), and adolescen s disclose hem mo e in o ma ion abou hei li es (Oli a, Pa a e al., 2007). Conce ning adolescen s’ gende , boys and gi ls pe cei e high le els o pa en al ca e and pa en al p omo ion o au onomy (Klimidis e al., 1992). Di e ences be ween boys and gi ls in amily ac i i ies depend on he ype o ac i i y (Zabo skis, Zemai iene, Bo up, Kun sche, & Mo eno, 2007). Gi ls usually disclose mo e in o ma ion han boys, and pa en s equi e mo e in o ma ion om hei daugh e s (Ke & S a in, 2000; Pa a & Oli a, 2006; S a in & Ke , 2000; Waizenho e e al., 2004) and hey know mo e abou hei daugh e s han hei sons (C ou e e al., 2005; Rai e al., 2003; Waizenho e e al., 2004). Howe e , esea ch ha e also ound ha a he s usually know conside ably mo e abou hei sons, whils mo he s know mo e abou hei daugh e s (Maccoby, 2003; Mo eno, Ramos, Ri e a, Jiménez-Iglesias, & Ga cía-Moya, 2012), and a he s spend mo e ime wi h hei sons, and mo he s spend mo e ime wi h hei daugh e s (Dubas & Ge is, 2002). In ela ion o he adolescen s’ age, he ollowing changes ake place in he main amily dimensions du ing adolescence: he ways o show a ec ion change (Collins & Lau sen, 2004), p omo ion o au onomy inc eases (S einbe g & Silk, 2002) and ime sha ed wi h amily (Zabo skis e al., 2007), as well as pa en al solici a ion, adolescen disclosu e and pa en al knowledge usually dec ease (Lai d e al., 2003; Pe i , Keiley, Lai d, Ba es, & Dodge, 2007). Finally, di e en esea ch show ha , in Spain, amily cohesion is a deeply oo ed alue (Mo gan, Ri e a, Mo eno, & Haglund, 2012; Oli a & Pa a, 2001), amily ac i i ies a e equen (Zabo skis e al., 2007), and communica ion wi h pa en s is easie han in o he coun ies (Cu ie e al., 2012) 8 This pape uses da a om he esul s o he 2006 edi ion o he WHO’s in e na ional su ey on Heal h Beha iou in School-aged Child en (HBSC) in Spain and o he membe coun ies o he in e na ional ne wo k. The HBSC s udy akes place in mo e han 40 wes e n coun ies, bu in his pape we e s udied 13 coun ies, which included he a iables analysed. Da a collec ion wi h school-aged adolescen s is ca ied ou e e y ou yea s, wi h he objec i e o ob aining a global ision o he adolescen s’ li es yles, hei main de elopmen al con ex s, and he implica ions o all o hem o he adolescen s’ heal h and psychological adjus men (Cu ie, Nic Gabhainn, Godeau, & he In e na ional HBSC Ne wo k Coo dina ing Commi ee, 2009; Cu ie e al., 2012). Fo mo e in o ma ion, isi h p://www.hbsc.o g/ The aim o his pape , acco ding o he adolescen s’ pe cep ions, is o analyse he impo ance o di e en amily dimensions o ob aining pa en al knowledge, aking in o accoun he ma e nal and pa e nal dimensions in sepa a e analysis. Besides, i is analysed i he ela ionship be ween amily dimensions and pa en al knowledge is mode a ed by coun y, gende and age o adolescen s. This s udy is done om wo pe spec i es: in e na ional and na ional. F om an in e na ional pe spec i e, he objec i e o his s udy is o de e mine, sepa a ely o a he s and mo he s and based on he coun y, gende and age o he adolescen s, he in luence o pa en al ca e and he pa en al p omo ion o au onomy on pa en al knowledge abou adolescen child en. F om a Spanish na ional pe spec i e, he in e na ional objec i e is examined in mo e de ail wi h he addi ion o a iables p esen only in he Spanish HBSC ques ionnai e. The gene al objec i e is o analyse (again, sepa a ely o a he s and mo he s and based on he adolescen s’ gende and age) how di e en a iables in he amily con ex (ca e, p omo ion o au onomy, disclosu e, solici a ion and amily ac i i ies) a e associa ed wi h pa en al knowledge. 9 Me hod Pa icipan s Sampling was conduc ed in acco dance wi h he s uc u e o na ional educa ion sys ems wi hin coun ies and was some imes s a i ied by egion o school ype o ge a ep esen a i e sample o school-aged child en o each coun y (Cu ie e al., 2012; Robe s e al., 2009). In Spain was used a andom mul is age sampling p ocedu e s a i ied by conglome a es ( aking in o accoun : age, egion o Spain, esidence - u al and u ban-, and ype o educa ional cen e -public o p i a e-) (Mo eno e al., 2008). In his s udy, he in e na ional sample consis ed o 59320 adolescen s (49.37% boys and 50.63% gi ls) aged 13 and 15 om Aus ia, Belgium, Bulga ia, Canada, C oa ia, he Czech Republic, Denma k, Es onia, Finland, F ance, Ge many, Spain and he Uni ed Kingdom (England, Sco land and Wales). The na ional sample was composed o 14825 Spanish adolescen s (46.41% boys and 53.59% gi ls) aged 13-14, 15-16 and 17-18 (in Spain, he analysis o he e en ages and ages 17-18 we e added as na ional op ion, so hese ages a e no included in he in e na ional sample). The in e na ional sample was used o he esul s om an in e na ional pe spec i e, and he na ional sample was used o he esul s om a na ional pe spec i e. Measu es The HBSC-2006 ques ionnai e was used o he na ional and in e na ional s udy. The HBSC ques ionnai e is a b oad su ey ha e eals he adolescen heal h habi s om a mul idisciplina y pe spec i e. The a iables and i ems a e chosen based on he o e all objec i es o he s udy and on he scien i ic a ionale unde lying hei use. The in e na ional ques ionnai e consis s o manda o y i ems employed in all pa icipa ing coun ies and op ional i ems, which a e included by coun ies based on na ional in e es , 16 All o he amily dimensions s udied, wi h he excep ion o pa en al p omo ion o au onomy, we e ele an o he acquisi ion o bo h pa e nal and ma e nal knowledge, so a he and mo he ge knowledge in simila ways. In he in e na ional da a, pa en al ca e was he only ele an dimension o he wo amily dimensions s udied. In he na ional da a, pa e nal ca e was he mos impo an dimension o pa e nal knowledge. Pa en al knowledge is inc eased by a ec iona e pa en s who a emp o main ain cu en knowledge (Da ling e al., 2009), and who gene a e quali y pa en -child ela ionships (Bumpus & Rodge s, 2009; C ou e & Head, 2002; Rai e al., 2003). In he na ional da a (mainly o ma e nal knowledge), adolescen s’ disclosu e o hei pa en s was e y impo an o ob aining pa en al knowledge. As o he s udies ha e ound, adolescen disclosu e is one o he dimensions associa ed wi h pa en al acquisi ion o knowledge abou hei adolescen child en (Bou deau e al., 2011; Bumpus & Rodge s, 2009; C ou e & Head, 2002). Fu he mo e, adolescen disclosu e is he bes p edic o o pa en al knowledge (Ea on e al., 2009; Keijse s e al., 2010; Ke & S a in, 2000; Ke e al., 2010; S a in & Ke , 2000; Willoughby & Hamza, 2011). In ac , when adolescen s keep sec e s, lie o hide in o ma ion o hei pa en s, pa en al knowledge dec eases (Da ling, Cumsille, Caldwell, & Dowdy, 2006; Engels, Finkenaue , & Van Koo en, 2006; F ijns, Finkenaue , Ve muls , & Engels, 2005). The e o e, boys and gi ls mus us hei pa en s enough o disclose in o ma ion o hem so ha pa en s can main ain cu en knowledge abou hei child en’s li es (Ea on e al., 2009; Keijse s e al., 2010; Ke & S a in, 2000; Ke e al., 2010; S a in & Ke , 2000; Willoughby & Hamza, 2011). Pa en s could no know much o his in o ma ion unless hei adolescen child en ell hem because, in adolescence, he di ec pa en al supe ision dec eases and he ime spen in o he con ex s inc eases. 17 The nex mos impo an a iable was pa en al solici a ion. Pa en al skill in eques ing in o ma ion om child en is ano he amily dimension ha has been equen ly ela ed o ob aining and main aining pa en al knowledge (Bumpus & Rodge s, 2009; C ou e & Head, 2002; Waizenho e e al., 2004). Mo he s and a he s can use di e en ools o ind ou abou hei child en (C ou e & Head, 2002), bu i is impo an o adolescen s o accep he app op ia eness o his pa en al moni o ing (Lai d e al., 2003; Sme ana e al., 2006). Adolescen disclosu e and pa en al solici a ion e lec communica ion be ween pa en s and adolescen s (Keijse s e al., 2010), which is an e ec i e way o pa en s o be in o med abou hei adolescen child en (Ke & S a in, 2000; S a in & Ke , 2000). Acco ding o na ional da a, amily ac i i ies sha ed among mo he s, a he s and child en a e impo an o he pa en al acquisi ion o knowledge. Pa en al in ol emen wi h child en in ac i i ies (Bumpus e al., 2006) and he ime spen oge he as a amily (C ou e , Head, McHale, & Tucke , 2004; Lai d e al., 2003; Sme ana e al., 2006) allow pa en s o ind ou how hei child en beha e, wha hei opinions, eelings, likes and in e es s a e, who hei iends a e and hei p og ess a school. Fo ano he hand, he socio-demog aphic a iables in his s udy (coun y, gende and age) had no a mode a ing e ec on he ela ionship be ween he amily dimensions and pa en al knowledge, and indi idually we e no in ol ed in he acquisi ion o pa en al knowledge. This may be because he amily dimensions a e mo e impo an o pa en s ob ain knowledge, ega dless o whe he hese dimensions a e exp essed in he p esence o boys o gi ls, o adolescen s o a g oup o age o ano he , o adolescen s om a coun y o ano he . Pu ano he way, his s udy analyses basic dimensions o he 18 amily ela ionships, which a e p obably less in luenced by cul u al and socio-economic di e ences. Consequen ly, bo h adolescen s and hei pa en s a e in ol ed in he acquisi ion o pa en al knowledge, as o he s udies ha e e ealed (Ke & S a in, 2000; Lai d e al., 2010; S a in & Ke , 2000). Howe e , pa en s can con ibu e o hei child en’s ole in his p ocess by encou aging adolescen disclosu e and lis ening o child en wi h an open mind when hey speak. Adolescen disclosu e is mo e likely o occu in adolescen s whose pa en s a ely eac nega i ely o hei commen s ( hey a e unde s anding and a ec iona e, and hey do no eac wi h ange , disapp o al o coldness) and who eel mo e connec ed and less con olled by hei pa en s (Hayes e al., 2003, 2004; Til on- Wea e e al., 2010). Fu he mo e, a posi i e amily con ex p omo es adolescen s’ open communica ion and inc eases pa en s’ knowledge o hei child en’s ac i i ies, loca ions and iends (Fle che e al., 2004; Sala ia e al., 2009; Soenens e al., 2006). The impo ance o hese amily p ocesses is also suppo ed om a quali a i e pe spec i e used in o he s udy wi h adolescen s (Jiménez-Iglesias, Mo eno, Ga cía- Moya, & López, 2012). Some limi a ions mus be conside ed. The ac ha all o he in o ma ion in his s udy comes om one sou ce, namely, he male and emale adolescen s, may exagge a e he exis ing ela ionships be ween he di e en a iables and include only he adolescen s’ pe cep ions o pa en al beha iou . Howe e , adolescen s a e he mos used sou ce o pa en al knowledge (Ke , S a in, & Özdemi , 2012), as well as hey a e he mos eliable, objec i e sou ce o in o ma ion and a e leas in luenced by social desi abili y (Pa a & Oli a, 2006). Fu he mo e, hei ideas abou adolescence a e mo e posi i e and consis en wi h he esul s o he cu en esea ch (Ridao & Mo eno, 2008) and hei pe cep ion o pa en al message de e mines he e icacy o pa en al 19 socializa ion (G usec & Goodnow, 1994). O he limi a ions o his s udy a e he c oss- sec ional design, which has mo e limi ed alidi y han a longi udinal design, and ha he HBSC ques ionnai e is a b oad su ey which allows explo ing many a iables, bu no s udying hem in dep h. Besides, his s udy analyse di e en coun ies, bu no cul u al a ia ions o socio-economic inequali ies inside each o hem. Howe e , he g ea es s eng h o his s udy is ha he HBSC s udy p o ides a well- ounded iew o amily and adolescen s, and he sampling a ou s he gene alisa ion o he in e na ional and na ional esul s. Fu he mo e, al hough he aim o his s udy is a well-s udied opic, in ou coun y is he i s s udy ha analyse how can pa en s ob ain knowledge abou he li e o hei adolescen child en. Ne e heless, he non-exis ence o in luence o he coun y show ha his s udy analyses basic dimensions o he amily ela ionships, and i s esul s can be gene alized o any wes e n coun y. Fu u e s udies could imp o e his esea ch. I would be in e es ing o include no only he adolescen s’ pe cep ions bu also pa en s’ pe cep ions. A longi udinal design abou his opic would allow a be e unde s anding o he amily p ocesses. In addi ion, i would be necessa y o conside he imp o emen o measu es (like solici a ion and disclosu e) and he addi ion o new ela ed measu es (like pa en -child us , o pa en s eac ions o adolescen disclosu e). Finally, all amily dimensions ha a e in ol ed in he acquisi ion o pa en al knowledge mus be p omo ed in pa en in e en ions beginning in childhood (Moilanen, Shaw, & C iss, 2009; Rod igo, Máiquez, & Ma ín, 2010), aking in o accoun ha pa en s mus adap hei me hods o acqui ing his knowledge o hei child en’s s ages o de elopmen (Dishion & McMahon, 1998; Palacios, 2012). These in e en ions a e impo an o achie e a ec iona e pa en s, wi h in e es in he li es o hei adolescen s, 20 pa en s who lis en openly when adolescen s alk and sha e ime wi h hei amilies (Oli a, Hidalgo e al., 2007). 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Las conduc as elacionadas con la salud y el desa ollo de los adolescen es 32 P edic o B E o β s2 p 13 yea s P omo ion o au onomy x Denma k x 13 yea s 0.09 0.05 .02 .00 .072 P omo ion o au onomy x Es onia x 13 yea s -0.05 0.05 -.01 .00 .309 P omo ion o au onomy x Finland x 13 yea s -0.13 0.05 -.02 .00 .018 P omo ion o au onomy x F ance x 13 yea s -0.04 0.06 -.01 .00 .464 P omo ion o au onomy x Ge many x 13 yea s 0.01 0.04 .001 .00 .917 P omo ion o au onomy x Uni ed Kingdom x 13 yea s 0.03 0.05 .01 .00 .585 33 TABLE II Mul iple linea eg ession analysis on pa e nal knowledge om an in e na ional pe spec i e P edic o B E o β s2 p Model adjus ed Ca e 0.62 0.01 .56 .31 .000 Con as Model Ca e 0.63 0.02 .57 .02 .000 Aus ia -0.18 0.02 -.10 .004 .000 Belgium -0.17 0.02 -.07 .003 .000 Bulga ia -0.07 0.02 -.04 .001 .000 Canada -0.10 0.02 -.06 .001 .000 C oa ia -0.03 0.02 -.02 .00 .046 Czech Republic -0.11 0.02 -.05 .001 .000 Denma k -0.12 0.02 -.06 .002 .000 Es onia -0.12 0.02 -.05 .001 .000 Finland -0.14 0.02 -.06 .002 .000 F ance -0.17 0.02 -.07 .003 .000 Ge many -0.07 0.02 -.03 .001 .000 Uni ed Kingdom -0.11 0.02 -.05 .001 .000 Boy 0.01 0.01 .01 .00 .268 13 yea s 0.03 0.01 .02 .00 .000 P omo ion o au onomy -0.02 0.03 -.02 .00 .403 Ca e x Aus ia 0.11 0.04 .04 .00 .003 Ca e x Belgium -0.08 0.05 -.02 .00 .114 Ca e x Bulga ia -0.09 0.04 -.02 .00 .038 Ca e x Canada -0.02 0.04 -.01 .00 .626 Ca e x C oa ia -0.01 0.04 -.001 .00 .893 Ca e x Czech Republic 0.04 0.04 .01 .00 .352 Ca e x Denma k 0.08 0.05 .02 .00 .091 Ca e x Es onia -0.04 0.05 -.01 .00 .467 Ca e x Finland 0.06 0.05 .01 .00 .240 Ca e x F ance -0.04 0.05 -.01 .00 .514 Ca e x Ge many -0.03 0.05 -.01 .00 .452 Ca e x Uni ed Kingdom -0.03 0.05 -.01 .00 .533 P omo ion o au onomy x Aus ia 0.02 0.05 .004 .00 .745 P omo ion o au onomy x Belgium -0.02 0.06 -.004 .00 .724 P omo ion o au onomy x Bulga ia 0.03 0.05 .01 .00 .566 P omo ion o au onomy x Canada -0.11 0.05 -.03 .00 .019 P omo ion o au onomy x C oa ia -0.04 0.05 -.01 .00 .440 P omo ion o au onomy x Czech Republic -0.07 0.06 -.01 .00 .254 P omo ion o au onomy x Denma k -0.11 0.07 -.02 .00 .098 P omo ion o au onomy x Es onia -0.09 0.06 -.02 .00 .144 P omo ion o au onomy x Finland -0.05 0.07 -.01 .00 .430 P omo ion o au onomy x F ance 0.03 0.07 .004 .00 .674 P omo ion o au onomy x Ge many 0.02 0.05 .004 .00 .725 P omo ion o au onomy x Uni ed Kingdom -0.07 0.06 -.01 .00 .214 34 P edic o B E o β s2 p Ca e x Aus ia x boy -0.13 0.04 -.03 .00 .000 Ca e x Belgium x boy -0.01 0.05 -.001 .00 .897 Ca e x Bulga ia x boy 0.003 0.04 .001 .00 .934 Ca e x Canada x boy 0.06 0.04 .01 .00 .074 Ca e x C oa ia x boy 0.01 0.04 .002 .00 .763 Ca e x Czech Republic x boy - 0.001 0.04 .00 .00 .981 Ca e x Denma k x boy 0.01 0.04 .001 .00 .885 Ca e x Es onia x boy 0.05 0.05 .01 .00 .344 Ca e x Finland x boy -0.08 0.06 -.01 .00 .152 Ca e x F ance x boy -0.04 0.06 -.01 .00 .517 Ca e x Ge many x boy -0.05 0.04 -.01 .00 .302 Ca e x Uni ed Kingdom x boy 0.07 0.04 .01 .00 .097 P omo ion o au onomy x Aus ia x boy 0.04 0.05 .01 .00 .422 P omo ion o au onomy x Belgium x boy 0.03 0.07 .004 .00 .656 P omo ion o au onomy x Bulga ia x boy 0.04 0.05 .01 .00 .388 P omo ion o au onomy x Canada x boy -0.06 0.04 -.01 .00 .147 P omo ion o au onomy x C oa ia x boy - 0.001 0.05 .00 .00 .992 P omo ion o au onomy x Czech Republic x boy 0.02 0.06 .002 .00 .755 P omo ion o au onomy x Denma k x boy 0.03 0.06 .004 .00 .598 P omo ion o au onomy x Es onia x boy -0.01 0.07 -.001 .00 .880 P omo ion o au onomy x Finland x boy 0.03 0.07 .003 .00 .680 P omo ion o au onomy x F ance x boy -0.02 0.07 -.003 .00 .732 P omo ion o au onomy x Ge many x boy -0.05 0.05 -.01 .00 .349 P omo ion o au onomy x Uni ed Kingdom x boy 0.05 0.06 .01 .00 .403 Ca e x Aus ia x 13 yea s -0.01 0.04 -.002 .00 .763 Ca e x Belgium x 13 yea s 0.05 0.05 .01 .00 .369 Ca e x Bulga ia x 13 yea s 0.07 0.04 .01 .00 .103 Ca e x Canada x 13 yea s -0.05 0.04 -.01 .00 .187 Ca e x C oa ia x 13 yea s 0.01 0.04 .002 .00 .832 Ca e x Czech Republic x 13 yea s 0.002 0.04 .00 .00 .967 Ca e x Denma k x 13 yea s -0.03 0.05 -.01 .00 .569 Ca e x Es onia x 13 yea s 0.01 0.05 .002 .00 .795 Ca e x Finland x 13 yea s 0.002 0.06 .00 .00 .975 Ca e x F ance x 13 yea s 0.1 0.06 .01 .00 .090 Ca e x Ge many x 13 yea s -0.02 0.04 -.003 .00 .736 Ca e x Uni ed Kingdom x 13 yea s 0.003 0.04 .001 .00 .946 P omo ion o au onomy x Aus ia x 13 yea s 0.06 0.05 .01 .00 .175 P omo ion o au onomy x Belgium x 13 yea s 0.07 0.07 .01 .00 .287 P omo ion o au onomy x Bulga ia x 13 yea s -0.02 0.05 -.002 .00 .754 P omo ion o au onomy x Canada x 13 yea s 0.06 0.05 .01 .00 .157 P omo ion o au onomy x C oa ia x 13 yea s 0.01 0.05 .002 .00 .830 35 P edic o B E o β s2 p P omo ion o au onomy x Czech Republic x 13 yea s -0.08 0.06 -.01 .00 .204 P omo ion o au onomy x Denma k x 13 yea s 0.04 0.06 .01 .00 .483 P omo ion o au onomy x Es onia x 13 yea s -0.01 0.07 -.001 .00 .912 P omo ion o au onomy x Finland x 13 yea s 0.05 0.07 .01 .00 .505 P omo ion o au onomy x F ance x 13 yea s -0.15 0.07 -.02 .00 .037 P omo ion o au onomy x Ge many x 13 yea s -0.04 0.05 -.01 .00 .433 P omo ion o au onomy x Uni ed Kingdom x 13 yea s -0.02 0.06 -.002 .00 .789 36 TABLE III Mul iple linea eg ession analysis on ma e nal knowledge om a na ional pe spec i e P edic o B E o β s2 p Model adjus ed Ca e 0.19 0.01 .21 .04 .000 Solici a ion 0.08 0.004 .16 .03 .000 Disclosu e 0.12 0.003 .31 .08 .000 Family ac i i ies 0.01 0.001 .09 .01 .000 Con as Model Ca e 0.21 0.02 .23 .01 .000 Solici a ion 0.07 0.01 .13 .003 .000 Disclosu e 0.11 0.01 .29 .02 .000 Family ac i i ies 0.01 0.002 .13 .003 .000 Boy -0.03 0.01 -.04 .002 .000 13-14 yea s -0.03 0.01 -.03 .001 .001 15-16 yea s -0.01 0.01 -.01 .00 .147 P omo ion o au onomy 0.05 0.01 .06 .001 .000 Ca e x boy -0.07 0.02 -.05 .001 .000 P omo ion o au onomy x boy -0.03 0.01 -.02 .00 .056 Solici a ion x boy 0.04 0.01 .05 .001 .000 Disclosu e x boy 0.00 0.01 .00 .00 .972 Family ac i i ies x boy 0.00 0.001 .003 .00 .815 Ca e x 13-14 yea s 0.01 0.02 .01 .00 .577 P omo ion o au onomy x 13-14 yea s -0.02 0.02 -.02 .00 .199 Solici a ion x 13-14 yea s 0.01 0.01 .01 .00 .268 Disclosu e x 13-14 yea s -0.01 0.01 -.01 .00 .342 Family ac i i ies x 13-14 yea s -0.01 0.002 -.04 .00 .011 Ca e x 15-16 yea s -0.03 0.02 -.02 .00 .203 P omo ion o au onomy x 15-16 yea s 0.05 0.02 .03 .00 .007 Solici a ion x 15-16 yea s -0.004 0.01 -.01 .00 .706 Disclosu e x 15-16 yea s 0.002 0.01 .003 .00 .831 Family ac i i ies x 15-16 yea s -0.004 0.002 -.03 .00 .050 37 TABLE IV Mul iple linea eg ession analysis on pa e nal knowledge om a na ional pe spec i e P edic o B E o β s2 p Model adjus ed Ca e 0.33 0.01 .33 .07 .000 Solici a ion 0.11 0.004 .19 .03 .000 Disclosu e 0.14 0.004 .25 .05 .000 Family ac i i ies 0.01 0.001 .08 .01 .000 Con as Model Ca e 0.38 0.02 .37 .02 .000 Solici a ion 0.07 0.01 .13 .003 .000 Disclosu e 0.15 0.01 .28 .01 .000 Family ac i i ies 0.02 0.002 .15 .003 .000 Boy 0.01 0.01 .01 .00 .352 13-14 yea s -0.04 0.01 -.04 .001 .000 15-16 yea s -0.02 0.01 -.02 .00 .063 P omo ion o au onomy 0.02 0.02 .02 .00 .299 Ca e x boy -0.07 0.02 -.05 .001 .000 P omo ion o au onomy x boy -0.06 0.02 -.03 .001 .001 Solici a ion x boy 0.03 0.01 .04 .001 .000 Disclosu e x boy -0.03 0.01 -.03 .00 .004 Family ac i i ies x boy -0.004 0.002 -.03 .00 .020 Ca e x 13-14 yea s -0.02 0.02 -.01 .00 .320 P omo ion o au onomy x 13-14 yea s -0.01 0.02 -.01 .00 .598 Solici a ion x 13-14 yea s 0.03 0.01 .03 .00 .013 Disclosu e x 13-14 yea s -0.004 0.01 -.01 .00 .696 Family ac i i ies x 13-14 yea s -0.01 0.003 -.04 .00 .002 Ca e x 15-16 yea s -0.04 0.02 -.02 .00 .092 P omo ion o au onomy x 15-16 yea s 0.04 0.02 .02 .00 .058 Solici a ion x 15-16 yea s 0.04 0.01 .04 .001 .001 Disclosu e x 15-16 yea s -0.01 0.01 -.02 .00 .255 Family ac i i ies x 15-16 yea s -0.004 0.003 -.02 .00 .143