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Pedro Cordeiro1, Maria Paula Paixão1, Willy Lens2
1Universidade de Coimbra(Portugal).
The Spanish Journal of Psychology
|August 11, 2015
Summary
This study validates a parenting questionnaire for high school students, revealing that parental need-support and behavioral control enhance need satisfaction, while psychological control undermines it.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Educational Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
Background:
- Parenting styles significantly influence adolescent psychological development.
- Understanding the nuances of parental behaviors is crucial for adolescent well-being.
- Existing measures may not fully capture the complexity of parenting dimensions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the psychometric properties of the Parenting Questionnaire in Portuguese high school students.
- To compare a bi-dimensional model (need-support, behavioral control) with a tripartite model (need-support, psychological control, behavioral control).
- To investigate the relationship between parenting dimensions and adolescent need satisfaction.
Main Methods:
- Confirmatory factor analysis was used to compare two measurement models.
- Convergent and discriminant validity were assessed.
- Regression analyses examined the unique effects and moderating roles of parenting dimensions on need satisfaction.
Main Results:
- The tripartite model, encompassing parental need-support, psychological control, and behavioral control, provided the best fit to the data.
- Autonomy-support and responsiveness-warmth positively predicted need satisfaction.
- Psychological control negatively predicted need satisfaction and moderated the positive effects of parental need-support and behavioral control.
Conclusions:
- The findings support a clear distinction between parenting dimensions: need-supportive and behavioral control are beneficial, whereas psychological control is detrimental to adolescent need satisfaction.
- The validated questionnaire can be used to assess parenting styles and their impact on adolescents.
- Interventions should focus on promoting need-supportive parenting and minimizing psychological control.
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