Parenting Journal · Volume 1 · Issue 1 · Licensed source edition
Longitudinal Linkages Between Father and Mother Autonomy Support and Adolescent Problem Behaviors: Between-Family Differences and Within-Family Effects
Originally published 2020-09-02 · Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Springer Science and Business Media LLC · DOI 10.1007/s10964-020-01309-8 ↗
Editorial reading guide · Independence
When research links autonomy support with fewer difficulties, does that show what will happen in my family?
This study separates stable differences between families from changes within a family. It is useful for interpreting claims that autonomy-supportive parenting by itself reduces adolescent problem behavior.
Who was studied?
497 Dutch adolescents and their mothers and fathers in the RADAR cohort.
Age / stage: Adolescence; mean age 13 at baseline
Read with three questions
- Why distinguish between-family differences from within-family change?
- Which associations remained after making that distinction?
- How did the predominantly medium- and high-SES sample affect applicability?
Keep the limits in view
Most links were explained by stable differences between families; the findings do not establish a causal reduction in adolescent problem behavior. Limited variation and sample composition may affect results.
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Paula Vrolijk; Caspar J Van Lissa; Susan J T Branje; Wim H J Meeus; Renske Keizer (2020). Longitudinal Linkages Between Father and Mother Autonomy Support and Adolescent Problem Behaviors: Between-Family Differences and Within-Family Effects Journal of Youth and Adolescence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-020-01309-8
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