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Are Discrepancies Between Father and Adolescent Perceptions of Harsh Parenting and Conflict Associated with Adolescent Mental Health Symptoms?

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Though differences in informant perceptions of family processes are associated with poorer health, few studies have examined discrepancies between father- and adolescent-report of family phenomena and their impact on adolescent mental health. This study examined how father and adolescent-reported parenting and the differences in their perceptions is related to adolescent mental health. Participants were 326 father–adolescent dyads (Fathers: Mage = 41.2; Adolescents: 7th grade students, Mage = 12.0, 48.5% female). Overall, analyses revealed significant main effects of father and/or adolescent report of father–adolescent conflict and harsh parenting on adolescent internalizing and externalizing symptoms. Analyses revealed two instances in which discrepancies between father- and adolescent-report of family phenomena was related to adolescent mental health. Given the mixed nature of the findings based on the outcome reporter, the current study discusses implications for discrepancy research and future directions to better understand discrepant perceptions as useful information on their own. The parent clinical trial is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (Identifier: NCT03125291, Registration date: 4/13/2017).

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  1. For all present analyses, alternate model analyses were conducted by removing quadratic terms from the model to examine the potential impact of including quadratic terms in the regression models. Pattern of results were identical with and without the quadratic terms in the models.

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S.H. conceived of this study, performed the statistical analyses, coordinated and drafted the manuscript; J.K. participated in the design of the study, assisted in interpretation of the data, mentored S.H. in writing process, and edited the manuscript; J.Y. helped plan and oversee the statistical analyses, edited the manuscript; N.G. participated in the design of the study and helped to draft the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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This study was funded by the National Institutes of Health (R01 DA035855, T32 DA039772, K01 DA055118).

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The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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Correspondence to Joanna J. Kim.

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The parent study was approved by the Arizona State University IRB committee.

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Hidalgo, S.G., Kim, J.J., Tein, JY. et al. Are Discrepancies Between Father and Adolescent Perceptions of Harsh Parenting and Conflict Associated with Adolescent Mental Health Symptoms?. J. Youth Adolescence 52, 2578–2591 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-023-01842-2

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