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ERIC Number: EJ760744
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 16
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 40
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1520-3247
Adolescents' and Parents' Changing Conceptions of Parental Authority
Smetana, Judith; Crean, Hugh F.; Campione-Barr, Nicole
New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, n108 p31-46 Sum 2005
Adolescents and parents view parents' regulation of some aspects of adolescents' lives as legitimate, but they disagree as to how much personal freedom adolescents should have. Too much parental control over personal issues in early adolescence leads to feelings of psychological control, but increasing autonomy over personal issues in later adolescence leads to better adjustment. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Adolescents, Parent Role, Power Structure, Parent Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Child Rearing, Parenting Styles, Parent Child Relationship, Adjustment (to Environment), Gender Differences, Racial Differences, Psychological Patterns, Family Environment, Decision Making, Longitudinal Studies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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