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PMID: 23418403 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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OBJECTIVE: This study utilized an observational coding scheme to identify parenting behavior reflecting psychological control and autonomy granting and examined relations between these parenting dimensions and indices of child and family functioning. DESIGN: A community sample of 90 preadolescents (aged 10.5 to 12 years) and both of their parents engaged in a triadic interaction that was coded for parental psychological control and autonomy granting. Participants also completed measures of child adjustment, interparental conflict, and triangulation. RESULTS: Factor analyses indicated that a two-factor model better fit the data than a one-factor model, suggesting that psychological control and autonomy granting are best conceptualized as independent but related constructs. Parental psychological control and autonomy granting exhibited some shared and some unique correlates with indices of child and family functioning. Hierarchical regressions revealed significant interactions between these dimensions, suggesting that the strength of some associations between parents' use of psychological control and youth adjustment problems depends on the level of autonomy granting exhibited by the parent. CONCLUSIONS: By examining psychological control and autonomy granting simultaneously as unique constructs, this study identifies patterns of psychological control and autonomy granting that undermine youth adjustment. Findings inform targeted intervention efforts for families of preadolescent youth. |
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Jennifer Hauser Kunz; John H Grych |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2013-2-5 |
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Title: Parenting, science and practice Volume: 13 ISSN: 1529-5192 ISO Abbreviation: Parent Sci Pract Publication Date: 2013 Apr |
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Created Date: 2013-2-18 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101093743 Medline TA: Parent Sci Pract Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: 77-94 Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, 3333 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, Illinois 60064, USA. jennifer.kunz@rosalindfranklin.edu . |
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