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Emotional Autonomy Redux: Revisiting Ryan and Lynch.
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Lamborn, Susie D.; Steinberg, Laurence – Child Development, 1993
Compared adjustment scores among adolescents who differ in both emotional autonomy and perceptions of parental support. Found that, although adolescents who scored high in both emotional autonomy and relationship support reported more internal distress and behavior problems than less autonomous adolescents, they had higher levels of psychological…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Emotional Adjustment
Negative Impact of Part-Time Work on Adolescent Adjustment: Evidence from a Longitudinal Study.
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Steinberg, Laurence; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1993
Before working, adolescents who later worked more than 20 hours per week were less engaged in school and granted more autonomy by their parents than other adolescents. Working more than 20 hours per week further disengaged adolescents from school, increased delinquency and drug use, furthered autonomy, and diminished self-reliance. (BC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Behavior Problems, High School Students
Unpacking Authoritative Parenting: Reassessing a Multidimensional Construct.
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Gray, Marjory R.; Steinberg, Laurence – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1999
Examines the independent and joint contributions of three core dimensions of authoritative parenting - acceptance-involvement, strictness-supervision, and psychological autonomy granting - to adolescent adjustment. Findings are discussed with regard to behavior problems, psychosocial development, and academic achievement. Provides evidence that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Authoritarianism
Negative Correlates of Part-Time Employment during Adolescence: Replication and Elaboration.
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Steinberg, Laurence; Dornbusch, Sanford M. – Developmental Psychology, 1991
Examined the relation between part-time employment and adolescent development. Long work hours were associated with lower performance in school, greater psychological and somatic distress, drug and alcohol use, delinquency, and autonomy from parents. Workers do not have any advantages over nonworkers in self-reliance, work orientation, or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Behavior Problems, Delinquency
Negative Correlates of Part-Time Employment during Adolescence: Replication and Elaboration.
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Steinberg, Laurence; Dornbusch, Sanford M. – 1990
This study examined the relation between part-time employment and adolescent behavior and development in a multi-ethnic, multi-class sample of approximately 4,000 15- through 18-year-olds. The results indicated that long work hours during the school year were associated with diminished investment in schooling and lowered school performance,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development, Adolescents
Authoritative Parenting Promotes Adolescent School Achievement and Attendance.
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Steinberg, Laurence; Elmen, Julie D. – 1986
As adolescents progress from elementary to secondary school, their academic success increasingly depends on their ability to manage their own time and behavior. Because the family plays such an important role in the development of responsible autonomy, this study examined authoritative parenting and the hypothesis that authoritative parents…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Attendance