摘要:The purpose of the present study was to investigate effective parental controls by age of child. The subjects participating in this study were 10,12,15,and 18-year-old school boys residing in Seoul. A total of 1,468 boys was used in the final analysis. Factor analysis and multiple regression of SPSS PC^+ were utilized to test the hypotheses. The findings of the analysis showed that the impact of various parental controls on antisocial behavior varied with developmental stages of the children. Younger boys were more susceptible to direct controls,while indirect controls proved more effective for older youngsters.