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I won't obey!: Psychologically Controlling Parenting and (Non)‐Clinical Adolescents' Responses to Rule‐setting
Author(s) -
Brenning Katrijn M.,
Antrop Inge,
Petegem Stijn,
Soenens Bart,
Meulenaere Jan,
RodríguezMeirinhos Ana,
Vansteenkiste Maarten
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.22750
Subject(s) - psychology , compliance (psychology) , psychological control , developmental psychology , socialization , accommodation , intervention (counseling) , negotiation , clinical psychology , social psychology , psychiatry , neuroscience , political science , law
Objectives This study examined associations between maternal psychologically controlling parenting and adolescents’ responses to rule‐setting as well as the link between both study variables and adolescents’ internalizing and externalizing problems. Method Both clinical and nonclinical adolescents reported upon maternal psychological control, responses to rule‐setting (i.e., oppositional defiance, submissive compliance, negotiation, and accommodation) and both adolescents and mothers reported upon adolescents’ problems. Results Perceived psychological control related positively to adolescents’ oppositional defiance and submissive compliance and negatively to negotiation and accommodation. Further, an integrated path model indicated that psychological control related to externalizing problems via oppositional defiance and internalizing problems via submissive compliance. Conclusions Psychological control relates to different types of problem behaviors via diverse responses to maternal rule‐setting. The discussion emphasizes the importance of future prevention and intervention programs to focus on both parenting and on adolescents’ active contribution to their socialization process.