Year: 2006
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Db {.I?iscrepancies from parental expectations, feelings regarding the likelihood of meeting parental 'Jo.c;.. 2.. expectations, and deviant behavior were examined among first-semester college students.149 participants (28 males and 121 females) reported their parents ' expectations, determined how well they met these expectations, evaluated the likelihood of meeting the expectations, and estimated their level of deviant behavior.As predicted, higher discrepancies from parental expectations correlated with some forms of deviant activity.Discrepancies from one parent's expectations were not a better predictor of deviant behavior than discrepancies from the other parent's expectations.Gender differences were not found among the participants. Parental Expectations and Deviant Behavior among First-Year College StudentsCollege is traditionally considered a time of growth and independence for young adults, particularly in the United States.Whereas parental involvement in the lives of college students is not a new occurrence, the parents of current college students have taken more control of their students' collegiate careers (Kantrowitz & Tyre, 2006).Technology provides parents with access to their students regardless of the distance between them, which can lead to problems previously foreign to many universities.Kantrowitz and Tyre found parents at varying levels of involvement, including parents buying copies of their children's textbooks to read along and help them study.Parent-liaison offices have been established on many university campuses to manage parents who are more active in their students' lives.Family environment, particularly parental attitudes and expectations, have been shown to playa significant role in adolescent alcohol use and association with peers who use alcohol (Nash, McQueen, & Bray, 2005).Whereas cultural debate exists regarding the labeling of underage alcohol use among college students as deviant behavior, it is a crime.Underage alcohol use can also lead to other crimes, such as assault, or damage to the adolescent.College students use alcohol at a higher rate than those in their peer group who do not attend college, and college students increase the amount that they drink from high school to college (O'Malley & Johnston, 2002).High parental expectations have been associated with increases in substance use, delinquent behavior, and health impairment (Hurrelmann, 1990).It is considered normati ve behavior for adolescents to participate in more risk taking behavior than other groups (Siegel, Welsh, & Senna, 2006).As adolescents begin to take on responsibilities, though, they should begin to participate in less deviant activity.Contrary to this expectation, O'Malley and Johnston
Author: Christine A. Palmer
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2274702150