Does Parental Autonomy Support Relate to Adolescent Autonomy? An In-Depth Examination of a Seemingly Simple Question

Autor/inn/en	Fousiani, Kyriaki; Van Petegem, Stijn; Soenens, Bart; Vansteenkiste, Maarten; Chen, Beiwen
Titel	Does Parental Autonomy Support Relate to Adolescent Autonomy? An In-Depth Examination of a Seemingly Simple Question
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescent Research, 29 (2014) 3, S.299-330 (32 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0743-5584
DOI	10.1177/0743558413502536
Schlagwörter	Personal Autonomy; Adolescents; Foreign Countries; Correlation; Gender Differences; Cross Cultural Studies; Cultural Differences; Place of Residence; Age Differences; Motivation; Interaction; Child Rearing; Parenting Styles; Parents; Questionnaires; Secondary School Students; Factor Analysis; Maximum Likelihood Statistics; Belgium; Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Individuelle Autonomie; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Ausland; Korrelation; Geschlechterkonflikt; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Kultureller Unterschied; Wohnort; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Interaktion; Kindererziehung; Eltern; Fragebogen; Sekundarschüler; Faktorenanalyse; Belgien; Griechenland
Abstract	In contemporary research on autonomy development, autonomy has been defined as independence (vs. dependence) or as self-endorsed (vs. controlled) functioning. Analogously, perceived parental autonomy support involves either perceived parental promotion of independence (PI) or perceived parental promotion of volitional functioning (PVF). The primary aim of the present study among Belgian and Greek adolescents ("N" = 658; 58% girls; "M" age = 16.3 years) was to examine associations between the two types of parental autonomy support, on one hand, and the two types of adolescent autonomy, on the other hand. The secondary aim was to investigate the moderating role of various background variables (i.e., gender, country of residence, and age) in these associations. As hypothesized, perceived parental PVF was related to adolescents' self-endorsed (vs. controlled) motives. The relation between perceived parental PI and adolescent independence was qualified by an interaction with perceived parental PVF. Finally, although mean-level differences in the study constructs were found across gender, country, and adolescent age, the structural associations among constructs were invariant across these demographic groupings. These findings provide further insights in the complex dynamics involved in adolescent autonomy development in multiple national contexts. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10