Parenting Journal · Volume 2 · Issue 1 · Licensed source edition
Maternal and paternal psychological control and adolescents’ negative adjustment: A dyadic longitudinal study in three countries
Originally published 2021-05-14 · PLoS ONE
PLOS · DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0251437 ↗
Editorial reading guide · Independence
Could a teenager’s difficulties and a parent’s controlling responses each influence the other over time?
This article examines how maternal and paternal psychological control and adolescent adjustment relate over time across three countries. It offers a point of comparison for parents weighing useful structure against pressure that can crowd out a young person’s own judgement.
Who was studied?
Three hundred and seventy-six families followed for three years in three countries.
Age / stage: Adolescence
Read with three questions
- What does the article establish about how maternal and paternal psychological control and adolescent adjustment relate over time across three countries?
- Which measurements came first, and what changes between waves could also explain the pattern?
- How closely does the population described here match the family or setting you have in mind? The population to compare is three hundred and seventy-six families followed for three years in three countries.
Keep the limits in view
Following families over time helps establish the order of measurements. Other changing experiences could still account for the associations.
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Emanuele Basili; Antonio Zuffianò; Concetta Pastorelli; Eriona Thartori; Carolina Lunetti; Ainzara Favini; Flavia Cirimele; Laura Di Giunta; Maria Gerbino; Dario Bacchini; Liliana Maria Uribe Tirado; Jennifer E Lansford; David Giofrè (2021). Maternal and paternal psychological control and adolescents’ negative adjustment: A dyadic longitudinal study in three countries PLoS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251437
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