Yalçın Özdemir

Parenting Processes and Aggression: The Role of Self-Control among Turkish Adolescents.

The present study examined the direct and indirect relationships between parenting processes (parental closeness, parental monitoring, and parental peer approval), low self-control, and aggression. Participants were 546 adolescents aged 14-18 attending state high schools in Turkey. Participants completed a questionnaire that included measures of parenting processes, self-control, and aggression. Findings provided evidence of both direct and indirect effects of maternal and paternal parenting processes on aggression through low self-control. Specifically, results showed that maternal closeness, paternal peer approval and both maternal and paternal monitoring were positively and directly related to low self-control, and indirectly related to aggression through low self-control. Together, parenting processes and low self-control explained 21% of the variance in aggression. Implications for self-control theory and directions for future research are discussed.

Bullying and Cyberbullying in Turkish Adolescents: Direct and Indirect Effects of Parenting Processes

The current investigation sought to (a) report on the prevalence of bullying and cyberbullying perpetration among Turkish youth; (b) test a predictive model of bullying and cyberbullying perpetration, which specifies both direct links and indirect links via low self-control between measures of maternal and paternal parenting and measures of bullying; and (c) examine sex differences in the model. Questionnaire data were collected from adolescents (N = 546; Mage = 15.91; 56.2% female) at two public high schools in a small city in western Turkey. Key measures included low self-control, bullying and cyberbullying perpetration, and parental closeness, monitoring, and peer approval (autonomy granting). Substantial rates of both bullying (72.9%) and cyberbullying (17.9%) perpetration were found in this student population. Based on path analyses, paternal peer approval predicted bullying both directly and indirectly via low self-control. In addition, paternal closeness was found to predict higher levels of self-control; finally, low self-control predicted both bullying and cyberbullying behaviors. Analyses by sex showed that maternal and paternal closeness as well as paternal peer approval predicted low self-control and bullying/cyberbullying behaviors for female youth; however, none of the parenting processes were associated with low self-control or bullying/cyberbullying among male adolescents.

Parenting processes, self-esteem, and aggression: A mediation model

Abstract The present study examined the relations between perceived maternal and paternal parenting processes and adolescent aggression, and to what extent these relations were mediated by self-esteem in a sample of 546 (43.8% males and 56.2% females) Turkish adolescents. Participants’ ages ranged from 14 to 18 with a mean of 15.91 years (SD = .95). Findings supported our hypothesized model of the effect of perceived parenting processes on aggression as being mediated through self-esteem for both maternal and paternal parenting measures. Specifically, self-esteem mediated the relations between parental closeness, monitoring, peer approval and adolescent aggression. Self-esteem is an important individual charecteristic to consider for prevention efforts of adolescent aggressive behaviors, along with key parenting behaviors.

Recalled Parenting Practices and Psychological Distress in Turkish Emerging Adults: The Role of Self-Criticism

Research investigating the development of psychological problems among children has typically focused on the role of parenting practices. The purpose of this study was to investigate the direct effects of recalled parenting practices (emotional warmth, rejection, and overprotection) on psychological distress and indirect effects through self-criticism. Participants were 410 undergraduate students (290 females and 120 males) with a mean age of 20.10 (SD = 1.65). Participants completed the measure of My Memories of Upbringing—Egna Minnen Betraffande Uppfostra; Forms of Self Criticizing/Attacking and Self Reassuring Scale; and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale as self-report measures. Results provided evidence for highly similar patterns of associations among parenting practices, self-criticism, and psychological distress for both maternal and paternal models. Findings showed that parental emotional warmth and rejection were directly related to self-criticism and were indirectly related to psychological distress through self-criticism. Only maternal rejection was directly related to psychological distress. However, maternal and paternal overprotection was not related to psychological distress either directly or indirectly. Moreover, maternal and paternal parenting practices explained 61% and 58% of the variance in psychological distress, respectively. The findings of the present study highlighted the importance of self-criticism and past memories of parenting as intervention targets to support well-being of young people.

Direct and indirect effects of father-daughter relationship on adolescent girls’ psychological outcomes: The role of basic psychological need satisfaction

Fathers play a salient role in the childrens development, especially in daughters. In this study, we examined the direct and indirect effects of father-daughter relationship on psychological outcomes of adolescent girls. A total of 310 adolescent girls aged between 14 and 18 (M = 15.88, SD = 0.89) of a Turkish population-based sample completed a battery of self-report surveys measuring perceptions related to father-daughter relationship, basic psychological need satisfaction, well-being, and ill-being. Structural equation modelling results indicated that father-daughter relationship is directly related to higher levels of well-being and lower levels of ill-being. Besides, results demonstrated that indirect effects of basic psychological need satisfaction on the link between father-daughter relationship and psychological outcomes were significant. These findings suggest that father-daughter relationship significantly influences mental health of adolescent girls and this effect is mediated by basic psychological need satisfaction. Implications for counseling interventions and recommendations for future research are discussed.