Patterns of parenting across adolescence

Abstract

Patterns of change in parental support, behavioral control, and psychological control were examined longitudinally across adolescence.

Parenting Practices and the Development of Internalizing/ Externalizing Problems in Adolescence

“…They can take the form of either behavioral or psychological control. Even though the two dimensions are incorporated into the umbrella term "parent control," the two labels elucidate the important distinction between parental control of adolescent behavior and parental control of the adolescent's psychological world [37]. In other words, psychological control has to do with the relative degree of emotional autonomy that the parent allows [38].…”

“…Nonetheless, the adolescent participants in Symeou's study were in their middle-to-late adolescent years [43], and, according to researchers, there is a signiicant decline in limit-seting and monitoring across adolescence [44]. As Barber et al [37] argue, this decline is sensible; parents begin to reduce, or at least alter, some of the speciic limits they set as they atempt to grant legitimate autonomy to their adolescents. Therefore, it possible that behavioral control may no longer be important, as those adolescents should-by then-know which places to visit, peers to socialize with, and in general, which behaviors are acceptable or unacceptable.…”

Perceived Parenting, Self-Esteem, and General Self-Efficacy of Iranian American Adolescents

“…Prior studies have often referenced a tripartite classification of parenting (Amato and Fowler 2002;Barber et al 2005;Schaefer 1965;Steinberg et al 1992). Specifically, three central characteristics of parenting were examined:…”

Prácticas parentales y conductas de riesgo del peatón en una muestra de adolescentes chilenos

“…En estos estudios, se destaca la importancia que tienen el apoyo parental (aceptación y calidez) 21 y el control conductual (monitoreo y definición de reglas) en la prevención de conductas de riesgo en adolescentes 21 . Se reconoce que estas prácticas favorecen el desarrollo de la auto-regulación de la conducta y la autonomía, y contribuyen a disminuir la participación de los jóvenes en conductas de riesgo 21,22 .…”