Parental Provision of Structure: Implementation and Correlates in Three Domains

This study examined parents' provision ofstructure,defined as the organization of the environment to facilitate competence, and the degree to which it supports versus controls children's autonomy, in the domains of homework and studying, unsupervised time, and responsibilities in a diverse...

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Published in:Merrill-Palmer Quarterly 2014-07, Vol.60 (3), p.355-384
Main Authors: Grolnick, Wendy S, Raftery-Helmer, Jacquelyn N, Marbell, Kristine N, Flamm, Elizabeth S, Cardemil, Esteban V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Behavior
Behavior Problems
Caring
Child Rearing
Child Responsibility
Children
Competence
Conceptualization
Correlation
Developmental psychology
Factor Analysis
Families & family life
Family Environment
Grade 6
Homework
Individualized Instruction
Motivation
Outcomes of education
Parent Influence
Parenting
Parenting Styles
Parents
Parents & parenting
Personal Autonomy
Psychological Needs
Psychology
Questionnaires
Regression (Statistics)
Resource Allocation
Self Determination
Semi Structured Interviews
Statistical Analysis
Studies
Study
Theory
United States (Northeast)
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Summary:This study examined parents' provision ofstructure,defined as the organization of the environment to facilitate competence, and the degree to which it supports versus controls children's autonomy, in the domains of homework and studying, unsupervised time, and responsibilities in a diverse sample of sixth-grade children and their parents. Four components of structure and four components of autonomy support were combined into composites that were independent. Parents provided the most structure and least autonomy support in the unsupervised domain. Structure was associated with several competence outcomes in the unsupervised domain, whereas relations between autonomy support and outcomes were more prevalent in the other domains. Results suggest the importance of differentiating structure and the way it is implemented and considering the meaning of structure within different domains.
ISSN:0272-930X
1535-0266
DOI:10.13110/merrpalmquar1982.60.3.0355