Adolescent Psychology March 26th, 2009

Dates and Reminders… Phase Two of the Annotated Bibliography is due April 7th. Exam Two is on April 16th. Complete your research participation credits (subject pool) by April 17th.

Today’s Objectives Parent Roles Parenting Styles Parent Status Research Article Workshop

What is the role of a parent? In your own words, describe the role of a parent… In childhood? In adolescence? What does this change look like? Does it differ for moms and dads?

Parent’s Own Realities Midlife stage (crisis?) Physical changes Professional changes Personal changes Minute paper: What do you think about the idea that parents are going through a transition themselves, thus lending to more conflict between parents and their teens?

Fatherhood Fatherhood is changing (Dr. Aaron Rochlen) More time with kids, Show more affection Media still makes a joke of it -- Mr. Mom, Mrs. Doubtfire, Daddy Day Care, 2 1/2 Men Still some stigma against stay-at-home dads Cohort Effect: These evolving norms about the role of fatherhood may affect kids differently than those from previous generations.

Parenting Styles

Authoritative Parenting Why is this the “holy grail”? Outcomes for kids and adults Encourages induction of rules and role taking How we can best teach pro-social behavior Factors that may limit authoritative parenting: Parents’ own childhood experience Parental status Alcoholism Child behavior Others? Can occur also in teaching, mentoring, coaching, or other “parent” like role.

Practical Application Your 15 year old daughter is going to homecoming. She leaves the house with a group of friends, both boys and girls. You have set her curfew for midnight, 1 hour later than usual. She arrives home at 2am and sneaks in the back door. You are in your bedroom and hear her come in. Using each of the four parenting styles, answer these two questions: 1)When and how do you confront her? 2)How do you discipline her?

Parent Status What happens when parents are not high status role models? Cultural ideals due to poverty, occupation Abusive, violent, alcoholism Mental illness Step parent, adoptive parent, or some other “new” parent role that the child has not had as part of their lives throughout childhood.

For March 31st Families as a system Divorce Article on Blackboard with Reading Guide -- Bring this to class! Student Panel on Separation and Divorce

Today’s Workshop Gives you an opportunity to… Articulate and fine tune your research question Listen how your peers are looking for articles Learn about factors in similar areas of research that may be relevant to what you are working on Get targeted assistance Laura or Dr. Cawthon for terminology, citations, search strategies, summaries, etc.

Phase Two You will turn in a document with: Your topic and research question (if either have changed, let us know why) For FOUR articles: Citation in APA format. Abstract One FULL paragraph saying why this is a ‘good’ article for you to use in your annotated bibliography.

Research Question: What effect does drinking in middle school have on academic performance? My article details… Assumption: Drinking should have a negative effect due exposure to peers who drink heavily instead of studying. Who: Students in urban areas in 6-8th grades. Method: Asks students to fill out a survey about the number of drinks per month. Dependent Variable: TAKS scores. Findings: Kids with more than 4 drinks per month, on average, scored lower on the TAKS test.

I chose this article because… Age group is correct. Urban areas is specific group - if I could compare with suburban drinking culture, that would be interesting. TAKS scores is one standardized measure of achievement that is consistent across schools and has meaning in Texas. Measure of drinking fits within my question. I am not sure, however, how reliable it is to ask kids to report how many drinks they have each month. However, I think there may be other issues in addition to peer groups, such as reduced parental supervision.

Workshop Format… First, introduce yourselves and describe your topic and research question. Second, take turns summarizing one of your articles. Do your best with it! As you are listening to your peers, think about what ideas or feedback you have about the topic or the article choice. Laura and I will circulate to offer suggestions on how to work with the articles you have chosen!

Annotated Bibliography Workgroups Group Assignments will be placed here.