| Types |
To categorize monitoring behaviors based on their essential form: the method by which they aim to acquire information |
Type 1: asking a person for information Type 2: setting or enforcing rules to gather information Type 3: using objective records to gather information Type 4: observing the youth to gather information Type 5: asking someone else to perform monitoring behaviors
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| Dimensions |
To describe ways in which a given monitoring behavior may vary |
Performer: who is performing the monitoring behavior? Target: what domain of information is the monitoring behavior intended to gather information about? Frequency: how frequently is the behavior performed? Context: when, where, and why is the behavior performed? Style: is the style performed in a warm, supportive versus hostile, critical manner?
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| Evaluations |
To capture evaluations (i.e., judgments, appraisals) of a given monitoring behavior |
Developmental appropriateness: is the behavior appropriate given the youth’s developmental stage? Situational appropriateness: is the behavior appropriate given the circumstances in which it is performed? Invasiveness: is the behavior invasive or intrusive of the youth’s privacy? Accuracy: is the behavior likely to yield accurate information? Difficulty: is the behavior difficult and effortful to perform?
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| Further distinctions |
To make further distinctions among monitoring behaviors that could be theoretically relevant |
Overt vs. covert: is the youth aware the parent is performing the monitoring behavior (overt) or not aware (covert)? Proactive vs. reactive: is the behavior performed along a preplanned schedule (proactive) or in response to a stimulus (reactive)? Retrospective vs. concurrent vs. prospective: is the behavior intended to acquire information about events that have already happened (retrospective), are currently happening (concurrent), or that will happen in the future (prospective)? Transitory vs. structural: is the behavior intended to acquire information that will expire soon (transitory) or to strengthen channels for future information of acquisition (structural)?
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