Abstract

MENDEZ-SANCHEZ, María del Pilar et al. Divergences in the perception of parental practices, positive behavior and problems between parents and children. Act.Colom.Psicol. [online]. 2019, vol.22, n.2, pp.194-217.  Epub Aug 13, 2019. ISSN 0123-9155.  https://doi.org/10.14718/acp.2019.22.2.10.

The purpose of this study was to analyze the divergences in perception of parental practices, positive behavior and problems between parents and children. The participants, parents and adolescents, collaborated voluntarily and were examined in the following dyads: 248 fathers-sons, 241fathers-daughters, 237 mothers-sons, and 241 mothers-daughters. The psychometric instruments used were the Strengths and Difficulties Scale and the Parental Practices Scale for mothers and fathers. To achieve the main objective, correlation analysis, path analysis and differences of means with related samples were performed. The results showed correlations, from moderate to low, between parental practices, problems and prosocial behavior. In addition, different predictive factors of the children's behaviors were obtained, according to the sex of the parents and the parental practices they implemented. Finally, there were divergences between reports of parental practices, prosocial behavior and problems between parents and their children. Therefore, it is concluded that parental behavior is oriented according to the sexual role of their children, which involves social desirability.

Keywords : parental practices; behavior problems; prosocial behavior; family; communication.

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