Parental Attitudes Toward Antisocial Behavior [PATAB]

Seattle Social Development Project [SSDP]

Description

The Parental Attitudes Toward Antisocial Behavior (PATAB) measure is part of the broader Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP), a longitudinal research program examining social, environmental, and family factors associated with behavioral development in children and adolescents. PATAB specifically focuses on parents’ perceptions and attitudes toward antisocial behavior, including behaviors such as lying, stealing, fighting, and other violations of social norms.

Purpose

The primary purpose of PATAB is to examine how parental beliefs, disciplinary attitudes, and tolerance of antisocial behavior may be associated with children’s behavioral development. It can contribute to identifying family-related risk and protective factors, early predictors of problematic behavior, and potential targets for preventive interventions.

Data Analysis and Applications

PATAB data can be used to investigate relationships between parental attitudes and children’s involvement in antisocial behavior. Relevant approaches include risk-factor analysis, predictive modeling, longitudinal analysis, and comparisons across social or cultural groups. The measure may also support the development and evaluation of family-focused prevention strategies.

Psychometric Evaluation

Assessment procedures should ensure that measurements of parental attitudes are valid, reliable, and consistent with the objectives of the study. The available material highlights appropriate survey design, standardized measurement tools, and validation across different time points or complementary data sources, such as school reports and child self-reports.

References

Hawkins JD, Catalano RF, Miller JY. Risk and protective factors for alcohol and other drug problems in adolescence and early adulthood: Implications for substance abuse prevention. Psychological Bulletin. 1992;112(1):64–105.

Hawkins JD, Graham JW, Maguin E, Abbott R, Hill KG, Catalano RF. Exploring the effects of age of alcohol use initiation and psychosocial risk factors on subsequent alcohol misuse. Journal of Studies on Alcohol. 1997;58(3):280–290.

Hawkins JD, Weis JG. The social development model: An integrated approach to delinquency prevention. Journal of Primary Prevention. 1985;6(2):73–97.

Catalano RF, Hawkins JD. The social development model: A theory of antisocial behavior. In: Hawkins JD, ed. Delinquency and Crime: Current Theories. Cambridge University Press; 1996:149–197.

Tags: PATAB, Parental Attitudes, Antisocial Behavior, Parenting, Child Behavior, Adolescents, Delinquency, Seattle Social Development Project, Risk Factors, Prevention, Psychometric Assessment