Maternal and Paternal Parenting: Critical Dimensions in Adolescent Functioning

Three dimensions of parenting exhibited by mothers and fathers were examined: acceptance, firm control, and psychological control. Participants were 70 adolescents and their parents. The results indicated that (a) mothers reported exhibiting each parenting dimension more than fathers; (b) acceptance...

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Published in:Journal of family psychology 1993-09, Vol.7 (2), p.213-221
Main Authors: Forehand, Rex, Nousiainen, Sarah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Childrearing Practices
Couple and family
Emotional Adjustment
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human
Parent Child Relations
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Social Adjustment
Social psychology
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Summary:Three dimensions of parenting exhibited by mothers and fathers were examined: acceptance, firm control, and psychological control. Participants were 70 adolescents and their parents. The results indicated that (a) mothers reported exhibiting each parenting dimension more than fathers; (b) acceptance by each parent predicted that parent's relationship with the adolescent; (c) the father's acceptance score was the primary predictor of adolescent functioning outside the home; and (d) the mother's and the father's parenting styles interacted to predict some areas of adolescent functioning.
ISSN:0893-3200
1939-1293
DOI:10.1037/0893-3200.7.2.213