TY - JOUR
T1 - Parents of adolescents
T2 - help-seeking intentions as a function of help sources and parenting issues
AU - Raviv, Amiram
AU - Maddy-Weitzman, Edie
AU - Raviv, Alona
PY - 1992/6
Y1 - 1992/6
N2 - This study examined the declared intentions of parents of adolescents to seek help from potential sources for a variety of hypothetical problems related to parenting. The relationship between hypothetical help-seeking and certain characteristics of the help-seeker (sex, educational level, parenting self-confidence, birth order, and sex of the adolescent), and the source of help (natural support system, professional support system, and media); and the problem type were investigated. The research population included 187 parents of adolescents. A questionnaire was formulated for the purpose of the study which examined help-seeking from nine sources of help on eight hypothetical parenting issues. Intention to seek help was found to be a function of both the particular problem type and the potential source of help. In general, parents declared their intention to seek help from and rely on a variety of sources. It was found that parents said that they were most likely to seek help from their spouses regardless of the issue, whereas professional sources were most likely to be consulted in their are of expertise.
AB - This study examined the declared intentions of parents of adolescents to seek help from potential sources for a variety of hypothetical problems related to parenting. The relationship between hypothetical help-seeking and certain characteristics of the help-seeker (sex, educational level, parenting self-confidence, birth order, and sex of the adolescent), and the source of help (natural support system, professional support system, and media); and the problem type were investigated. The research population included 187 parents of adolescents. A questionnaire was formulated for the purpose of the study which examined help-seeking from nine sources of help on eight hypothetical parenting issues. Intention to seek help was found to be a function of both the particular problem type and the potential source of help. In general, parents declared their intention to seek help from and rely on a variety of sources. It was found that parents said that they were most likely to seek help from their spouses regardless of the issue, whereas professional sources were most likely to be consulted in their are of expertise.
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U2 - 10.1016/0140-1971(92)90042-4
DO - 10.1016/0140-1971(92)90042-4
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AN - SCOPUS:0026718386
SN - 0140-1971
VL - 15
SP - 115
EP - 135
JO - Journal of Adolescence
JF - Journal of Adolescence
IS - 2
ER -