Parents, Siblings, Psychological Control, and Adolescent Adjustment

Parents, Siblings, Psychological Control, and Adolescent Adjustment

The relations between parents' and siblings' psychological control and adolescent adjustment (i.e., self-esteem and problems of internalization and externalization) were assessed over a 3 year periodfor 388 adolescents (7th graders at Year 1). Correlational and regression analyses were use...

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Published in:Journal of adolescent research 1997-01, Vol.12 (1), p.113-138
Main Authors: Conger, Katherine Jewsbury, Conger, Rand D., Scaramella, Laura V.
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Adolescent Development
Adolescents
Child Development
Child psychology
Child Rearing
Early Adolescents
Families & family life
Family Environment
Family Relationship
Grade 7
Parenting Styles
Parents
Parents & parenting
Personal relationships
Self Actualization
Siblings
Socialization
Teenagers
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Summary:The relations between parents' and siblings' psychological control and adolescent adjustment (i.e., self-esteem and problems of internalization and externalization) were assessed over a 3 year periodfor 388 adolescents (7th graders at Year 1). Correlational and regression analyses were used to assess the contemporaneous and lagged associations between these variables. Patterns of association between psychological control and adolescent adjustment were consistent across family members. Results indicated that psychological control both by parents and by siblings contributes to increases in adolescents'adjustment problems and to diminished self-confidence. Relations to previous research on parents' behavior and adolescent adjustment, as well as implications forfuture research, are discussed.
ISSN:0743-5584
1552-6895