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Background: Sleep plays an important role in our life. Adolescents undergo several changes with puberty and have a preference for later bedtimes due to internet usage. Evidence shows that many adolescents are not ob-taining the required amounts of sleep (8-10 hours) due to inadequate sleep practices. The objectives of this research were tostudy sleep-pattern among adolescents in Semi urban Coimbatore and also to determine the sleep hygiene practices among the adolescents Methodology: This study is a school based cross-sectional study. A total of 300 adolescents from class VIII to XIIth were selected using simple random sampling. Data was collected from February to May 2018. A struc-tured questionnaire for sleep pattern and Sleep Hygiene Index was used. Results: The adolescents’ mean sleep duration was 7.49 ± 1.12 hours on weekdays and 9.32 ± 1.55 hours on weekends. Mean Sleep Pattern Index (SPI) score was 22.48±6.9 and Mean Sleep Hygiene Index (SHI) score was 17.51±6.3 in our study. Conclusions: Majority of the adolescents had moderate scores of sleep pattern and sleep hygiene practices. Interventions directed towards promoting good sleep hygiene strategies are required to improve the physical and emotional health of adolescents.
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Background: Sleep plays an important role in our life. Adolescents undergo several changes with puberty and have a preference for later bedtimes due to internet usage. Evidence shows that many adolescents are not ob-taining the required amounts of sleep (8-10 hours) due to inadequate sleep practices. The objectives of this research were tostudy sleep-pattern among adolescents in Semi urban Coimbatore and also to determine the sleep hygiene practices among the adolescents Methodology: This study is a school based cross-sectional study. A total of 300 adolescents from class VIII to XIIth were selected using simple random sampling. Data was collected from February to May 2018. A struc-tured questionnaire for sleep pattern and Sleep Hygiene Index was used. Results: The adolescents’ mean sleep duration was 7.49 ± 1.12 hours on weekdays and 9.32 ± 1.55 hours on weekends. Mean Sleep Pattern Index (SPI) score was 22.48±6.9 and Mean Sleep Hygiene Index (SHI) score was 17.51±6.3 in our study. Conclusions: Majority of the adolescents had moderate scores of sleep pattern and sleep hygiene practices. Interventions directed towards promoting good sleep hygiene strategies are required to improve the physical and emotional health of adolescents.
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@#Adolescence stage is filled with enormous changes and challenges. At this stage, adolescents are not mentally mature so they failed to adjust to the changes of their life and are at greater risk of developing smoking habit. Many psychosocial factors contribute to adolescents’ smoking, among them family role is prominent. So, the present correlational study aimed to highlight the familial predictors of smoking in adolescents. It was hypothesized that parenting styles, lack of parent-child communication, less parental monitoring, parents and sibling smoking would be related to adolescents smoking. Data was collected from 150 adolescents (smokers: 70, non-smokers: 80) throughconvenient sampling technique. Parental bonding instrument and parental monitoring questionnaire were used. Binary Logistic regression revealed less Parental care and father’s monitoring, lack of mother-child communication and siblings’ smoking as significant predictors of smoking. The study implications are discussed with its application in health, social and counseling psychology.
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O monitoramento parental tem sido associado a desempenho escolar, competência social, autoestima e ajustamento em crianças e adolescentes. O objetivo da pesquisa foi estudar as propriedades psicométricas do Questionário de Monitoramento Parental (QMP). Em estudo prospectivo em escolas públicas, com duas coletas, no 5º (N = 415) e no 6º ano (N = 379), foram utilizados: QMP, Prova Brasil, Questionário para Avaliação do Autoconceito e Escala Multidimensional de Satisfação de Vida para Crianças. Realizou-se análise fatorial exploratória (AFE) e confirmatória (AFC) para avaliar o ajustamento do modelo estrutural. A AFE indicou dois fatores, monitoramento do pai e monitoramento da mãe, confirmada na AFC, com indicadores aceitáveis de consistência interna e estabilidade. O QMP foi associado ao desempenho em português, autoconceito e satisfação com a vida, particularmente com a família. Evidência preliminar de confiabilidade do instrumento e associações sugestivas de validade preditiva justificam novas pesquisas para validação do QMP. (AU)
Parental monitoring has been associated with academic performance, social competence, self-esteem, and adjustment in children and adolescents. The objective of the study was to study the psychometric properties of the Parental Monitoring Questionnaire (PMQ). In a prospective study performed in public schools, with students of the 5th (n = 415) and the 6th years (n = 379), the PMQ, the Brazil Test, the Self-Concept Assessment Questionnaire and the Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Scale for Children were applied, with two collections. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were carried out to evaluate the fit of the structural model. The EFA indicated two factors, paternal monitoring and maternal monitoring, confirmed in the CFA, with acceptable indicators of internal consistency and stability. The PMQ was associated with performance in Portuguese, self-concept and satisfaction with life, particularly regarding the family. Preliminary evidence of instrument reliability and associations suggestive of predictive validity justify further research to validate the PMQ. (AU)
El control parental ha sido asociado al rendimiento escolar, competencia social, autoestima y capacidad de adaptación en niños y adolescentes. El objetivo de la investigación fue estudiar las propiedades psicométricas del Cuestionario de Control Parental (QMP). Fue realizado un estudio prospectivo en escuelas públicas con dos colectas, en el 5º (N = 415) y en el 6º año (N = 379), donde fueron utilizados: QMP, Prueba Brasil, Cuestionario para Evaluación del Autoconcepto y Escala Multidimensional de Satisfacción con la Vida para Niños. Se realizó un análisis factorial exploratorio (AFE) y confirmatorio (AFC) para evaluar la adaptación del modelo estructural. La AFE indicó dos factores, control del padre y control de la madre, confirmados en la AFC, con indicadores aceptables de consistencia interna y estabilidad. El QMP fue vinculado con el rendimiento en portugués, autoconcepto y satisfacción con la vida, sobre todo con la familia. La evidencia preliminar de confiabilidad del instrumento y las asociaciones sugestivas de validez predictiva justifican nuevas investigaciones para la validación del QMP. (AU)
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Objective To explore the influence of parental monitoring,peer delinquency and psychoticism on externalizing problem in adolescents.Methods 2 504 adolescents aged 10-16 from 7 provinces in China participated in the surveys with externalizing problem,parental monitoring,peer delinquency and psychoticism were measured.The mediating effect of peer delinquency and the moderating effect of psychoticism were tested by stepped multiple linear regression and Bootstrap procedures.Results ①The scores of maternal monitoring,paternal monitoring,psychoticism,peer delinquency and externalizing problem were (4.02±1.00),(3.49±1.19),(3.10±2.77),(1.25±0.27) and (5.10±4.63) respectively;②Parental monitoring negatively predicted externalizing problem in adolescents(βmother =-1.240,βfather =--0.981,P＜0.05).③Peer delinquency played a partial mediating role in the relation between parental monitoring and externalizing problem,the percentages of mediating effect to total effect respectively were 25.0％ and 26.2％.④The mediation effect of peer delinquency was moderated by psychoticism (a1b3mother =-0.016,a1b3father =-0.014,P＜0.05).Conclusion Psychoticism moderated the mediation effect of peer delinquency in the relation between parental monitoring and externalizing problem in adolescents.
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Resumen: INTRODUCCIÓN: La supervisión parental comprende: cuidado de los hijos, conocimiento de su paradero y actividades y adaptación. Para que ésta se dé es necesario que exista comunicación y apoyo entre padres e hijos, de manera que el ambiente familiar sea agradable. Por otro lado, se ha encontrado que la inconsistencia o ausencia de ésta es un factor de riesgo de la conducta antisocial y, en casos más graves, de delincuencia en los hijos. OBJETIVO: Conocer cuál es la relación que existe entre el ambiente familiar, la supervisión parental y la gravedad de la conducta antisocial en menores infractores. MÉTODO: La población estuvo conformada por menores infractores de un Centro Tutelar del Estado de Morelos. El instrumento se aplicó a 86 hombres. RESULTADOS: La comunicación del hijo fue un predictor de: 1. el manejo de reglas y conocimiento de pares, y 2. el conocimiento de las actividades del hijo. Esto último es lo que predice de manera significativa la gravedad de la conducta antisocial. DISCUSIÓN Y CONCLUSIÓN: De acuerdo con los hallazgos, es importante que exista un ambiente familiar basado en la comunicación y el apoyo, que fomente una comunicación más libre de los adolescentes con sus padres, de manera que la supervisión parental se consiga más fácilmente. Esto ayudará para que los jóvenes no se involucren en comportamientos que los puedan llevar a delinquir.
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Parental supervision is constituted by a series of correlated parental behaviors involving children care, knowing their where abouts, which activities they are performing, and the situation of their adaptive processes. In order for parental supervision to take place, it is necessary that communication and mutual support exist between mother and father, as well as between parents and children so that the family environment becomes pleasant. Supervision is one of the most studied factors related to anti-social behavior, and it has been observed that its absence or inconsistency allows for the occurrence of anti-social behavior, which in the more serious cases leads to delinquency. OBJECTIVE: To know the relationship between family environment, supervision and the seriousness of anti-social behavior in juvenile offenders confined in a state penitentiary from Morelos. METHOD: A survey was used to collect data from a population of 86 juvenile male offenders from a state penitentiary located in Morelos. RESULTS: Parent-children communication and support are interrelated and form the familiar environment. Thus, children's communication predicts proper supervision and monitoring, specifically in the area of knowing children's activities, which, at the same time, predict less serious anti-social behavior. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: It is important that families have an environment based on communication and support. It is also relevant to encourage adolescents to freely communicate with their parents so supervision and monitoring become common elements that help adolescents to stay away from behaviors that could lead them to crime.