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Adolescents' and parents' changing conceptions of parental authority
Author(s) -
Smetana Judith,
Crean Hugh F.,
CampioneBarr Nicole
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cd.126
Subject(s) - psychology , feeling , autonomy , developmental psychology , personal autonomy , psychological control , social psychology , political science , law
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.