Abstract

TILANO VEGA, Luz Magnolia; LONDONO ARREDONDO, Nora Helena  and  TOBON MORA, Kelly Yuliana. PARENTING IN COLOMBIA: RELEVANCE AND RESEARCH UPDATES. Psicol. caribe [online]. 2018, vol.35, n.2, pp.156-170. ISSN 0123-417X.  https://doi.org/10.14482/psdc.35.2.8175.

Parenting is a valuable research topic due to its implications in comprehensive education, mental health, and violence prevention. Considerations about it include educational institutions, society and government. This article aims to identify the research trends on the phenomenon of parenting in Colombia during the decade 2004 - 2014. Conceptualization, scope, related variables, approaches, results, methodologies, and limitations of published studies were analyzed. Results indicate the need for deepening the comprehensive definition and for using methodologies that allow an explanatory and / or comprehensive analysis of the phenomenon, as well as a higher awareness in urban and rural populations. These results may help to promote new research and the creation of national intervention programs that use parenting as a tool to prevent mental health issues among children and adolescents.

Keywords : Parenting; family educational practices; parenting styles; Colombia.

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