Understanding the joint effects of perceived parental psychological control and insecure attachment styles: A differentiated approach to adolescent autonomy

Xiang, Shiyuan; Liu, Yan

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2018.01.009

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“…Such findings confirm that parental psychological control is related to problem behaviors during adolescence (Cui et al 2014;Plunkett et al 2007;Symeou and Georgiou 2017), especially in terms of internalizing difficulties like anxiety. As stated by several authors (Inguglia et al 2018;Xiang and Liu 2018), parents who use psychological control tend to limit children's attempts to gain independence and this parenting pattern may enhance children's anxiety by increasing their avoidance of challenging events (Barber 1996;Van der Bruggen et al 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Research has shown that parents who use psychological control, limit children's attempts to gain independence, as they view such attempts as a danger for their relationship with their sons/daughters. Moreover, controlling parents tend to demand perfection and high performance from their children (Ingoglia et al 2017;Xiang and Liu 2018). As a result of these restrictions, youths tend to develop high levels of anxiety, especially during adolescence, when the demands for autonomy are relevant (Barber 1996;Chorpita and Barlow 1998;Liga et al, 2015;Pettit et al 2001;Schleider et al 2014).…”

Section: Parental Psychological Control and Adolescents' Problem Behamentioning

confidence: 99%

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The role of parental control and coping strategies on adolescents’ problem behaviors

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The current study was aimed at contributing to the understanding of the role of perceived parental monitoring, psychological control, and coping strategies on adolescents' problem behaviors, in terms of anxiety and drinking behavior. Participants were 541 high school students, 17 to 19-year old (M = 17.09, SD = 0.80) high school students in Sicily and Calabria (Italy). Participants completed self-report measures assessing parental monitoring, psychological control, coping strategies (i.e., Task-Oriented, Emotion-Oriented, and Avoidance-Oriented). Results of the path analysis showed that coping strategies play a mediating role in the association between parental psychological control and both adolescents' anxiety and drinking behavior. Furthermore, a direct positive association was reported from parental psychological control and anxiety, while a negative direct association was reported from parental monitoring to drinking behavior. Results of this study provide a comprehensive model that showed that the different coping strategies could explain the psychological mechanisms that underline the associations between two different kinds of parental control (psychological control and monitoring) and both internalizing and externalizing adolescents' form of maladjustment (e.g. anxiety and drinking behaviors). Overall, coping strategies seem to be a fruitful target for the prevention programs for adolescents' anxiety and drinking behaviors.

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The role of parental control and coping strategies on adolescents’ problem behaviors

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“…PPC perceived by adolescents predicted insecure attachment with parents in Denmark (Breinholst et al., 2015) and China (Cai et al., 2013). Similarly, PPC reported by Chinese adolescents was correlated positively with insecure attachment to parents: attachment anxiety and avoidance respectively (Xiang & Liu, 2018). In addition, a few studies showed the association between PPC and insecure attachment in romantic relationships.…”

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Parental psychological control perceived in adolescence predicts jealousy toward romantic partners in emerging adulthood via insecure attachment

2021

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Parental psychological control (PPC)'s association with romantic relationships and the mechanisms through which PPC impairs relationship qualities remain crucial questions to understanding PPC. To this end, we examine if insecure attachment at age 18 mediated the association between PPC perceived at age 16 and jealousy at age 22. Our results showed that PPC perceived at age 16 predicted attachment anxiety at age 18, which then predicted jealousy at age 22. Both mothers' and fathers' models show significant mediational paths, although only mothers' mediational paths remain significant when entered together with fathering in the model. The paths were significant regardless of the gender of the adolescents. The results suggest that adolescents of psychologically controlling parents may experience compromised attachment security during early emerging adulthood and carry that insecure attachment into their romantic relationships later in emerging adulthood. We discuss the implications for interventions and policy‐making.

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“…Compared to other theories, SDT has a more integrated understanding of autonomy. Empirical studies based on SDT have validated the benefits of autonomy on individual behavior, relationships, and social adjustment in different settings, such as home, school, workplace, and healthcare, where autonomy is seen as a positive potential for enhancing individual energy ( Earl et al, 2017 ; Cook et al, 2018 ; Xiang and Liu, 2018 ).…”

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“…The existing studies on the structure of adolescent autonomy only involve offline life ( Van Petegem et al, 2015 ; Komissarouk et al, 2017 ), learning ( Earl et al, 2017 ; Mouratidis et al, 2017 ), parent–child relationships ( Xiang and Liu, 2018 ; Kiang and Bhattacharjee, 2019 ), and other aspects ( Allen and Loeb, 2015 ; Cook et al, 2018 ; Zhang et al, 2019 ) but have not yet considered the impact of the Internet ecological subsystem on the development of adolescent autonomy. In addition, previous studies have used top-down quantitative methods to explore the structure of adolescent autonomy, and theoretical assumptions are generated prior to conducting the study ( Hmel and Pincus, 2002 ; Beyers et al, 2005 ; Bekker and Van Assen, 2006 ; Oğuz, 2013 ).…”

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Development and Validation of an Autonomy Questionnaire for Chinese Adolescents From the Perspective of Network Culture

Hong

Zheng

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This study developed a measure of autonomy for adolescents in contemporary China. First, data from 44 interviewees—40 secondary school students, 2 parents, and 2 secondary school teachers—were used to explore the connotation and theoretical structure of autonomy in adolescents in China. Next, a preliminary Adolescent Autonomy Questionnaire was created from the interview data and administered to 775 secondary school students. Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were conducted to verify the factor structure. Finally, 614 secondary school students completed the Adolescent Autonomy Questionnaire, Personal Growth Initiative Scale-II, and Adolescence Ego Identity Crisis Scale to evaluate criterion validity. The final version of the Adolescent Autonomy Questionnaire included 16 items and four subscales: autonomous decision-making, autonomous regulation, autonomous protection, and autonomous problem-solving. The total variance of the cumulative interpretation questionnaire was 62.54%. The CFA results showed that the four-factor model fits the data well: χ2/df = 2.340, CFI = 0.949, RMSEA = 0.042, SRMR = 0.046. Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Adolescent Autonomy Questionnaire provided support for the reliability and validity of the measure. Thus, it serves as an effective measurement tool for assessing the autonomy of adolescents in China.

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Understanding the joint effects of perceived parental psychological control and insecure attachment styles: A differentiated approach to adolescent autonomy

Cited by 12 publications

References 28 publications

The role of parental control and coping strategies on adolescents’ problem behaviors

The role of parental control and coping strategies on adolescents’ problem behaviors

Parental psychological control perceived in adolescence predicts jealousy toward romantic partners in emerging adulthood via insecure attachment

Development and Validation of an Autonomy Questionnaire for Chinese Adolescents From the Perspective of Network Culture

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