Madon (2004) SFP and drinking behaviour

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Aim	To see if a parent's expectation of their child's drinking habits would become reality.
Procedure	115 12-13yos and their parents questioned questioned Parents asked how much they think their child will drink Children asked the next year how much they drank
Results	Children whose parents thought they would drink more drank more, only one parent's negative view was needed.
Conclusion	Parent's prediction was very accurate and it was consistent after a year. SFP as the parent's beliefs can have a massive influence on a child's behaviour?
Strengths	Large sample Gives a strong warning to parents about beliefs in child
Weaknesses	Parents may have just guessed right? Other sources of influence not factored in Correlation =/= Causation Social desirability bias

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