Table 1 |
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The Parental Monitoring Scale administered during the summer prior to entry into college (n = 1,253). |
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| Thinking back over your last year in high school...a |
Mean |
SD |
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| 1. When you got home from school, how often was an adult there within an hour of you getting home? |
3.4 |
1.2 |
| 2. When you went to parties, how often was a supervising adult present at the party? |
2.4 |
1.0 |
| 3. When you wanted to go to a party, how often did your parents confirm that an adult would supervise the party? |
2.4 |
1.3 |
| 4. How often would your parents know if you came home an hour or more late on weekends? |
3.7 |
1.3 |
| 5. When you broke a rule set by your parents, for example, coming home past curfew, did your parents take away privileges? |
2.9 |
1.3 |
| 6. How often before you went out would you tell your parents when you would be back? |
3.8 |
1.1 |
| 7. When your parents were not home, how often would you leave a note for them about where you were going? |
3.6 |
1.3 |
| 8. When you went out and your plans unexpectedly changed, how often did you call your parents to let them know? |
3.2 |
1.2 |
| 9. When you went out, how often did you let your parents know where you planned to go? |
3.7 |
1.0 |
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| TOTAL PARENTAL MONITORING SCALE SCORE |
29.2 |
6.3 |
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a Response Categories: 5 = All of time; 4 = Most times; 3 = Sometimes; 2 = Hardly ever; 1 = Never | ||
Arria et al. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2008 3:6 doi:10.1186/1747-597X-3-6 |
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