Parenting Journal · Volume 2 · Issue 4 · Licensed source edition
How parental autonomy support fosters adolescent future orientation: the mediating roles of growth mindset and hope, moderated by peer relationships
Originally published 2026-02-09 · Frontiers in Psychology
Frontiers Media SA · DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1609303 ↗
Editorial reading guide · Independence
How can I invite my teenager to describe a future they would choose for themselves?
This article examines links between parental support for choice and adolescents’ ability to imagine their futures. The family question centres on who owns a decision and how a young person experiences adult support.
Who was studied?
Adolescent respondents reporting perceived parental autonomy support and future orientation.
Age / stage: Adolescence
Read with three questions
- What does the article establish about links between parental support for choice and adolescents’ ability to imagine their futures?
- Whose perspective was recorded, and what might an independent observer have described differently?
- How closely does the population described here match the family or setting you have in mind? The population to compare is adolescent respondents reporting perceived parental autonomy support and future orientation.
Keep the limits in view
The measures reflect what respondents reported. Associations alone cannot distinguish the direction of influence or exclude other explanations.
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Xiaohui Li; Asad Ur Rehman Awan; Tianyong Chen (2026). How parental autonomy support fosters adolescent future orientation: the mediating roles of growth mindset and hope, moderated by peer relationships Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1609303
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