Is autonomy-supportive parenting universally beneficial? Combined effect of socially prescribed perfectionism and parental autonomy support on stress in emerging adults in South Korea

The present study examined the longitudinal relations between child perceptions of parental autonomy-support and peer preference in mainland China. Participants were N = 758 children (50.8% boys; Mage = 10.78 years, SD = 1.03 at Wave 1; Mage = 11.72 years, SD = 1.11 at Wave 2; Mage = 12.65 years, SD = 0.95 at Wave 3) from elementary and middle schools in Shanghai, P.R. China. Children were followed over three years from Grades 4–6 to Grades 6–8. Each year, children reported their perceived maternal/paternal autonomy-support and peer preference (being well-liked among peers) was measured via peer nominations. Among the results, peer preference positively predicted later perceptions of maternal and paternal autonomy-supportive parenting, whereas autonomy-supportive parenting did not significantly predict later peer preference. Results are discussed in terms of the interactions between parental autonomy-supportive parenting and children’s peer relationships in Chinese culture.

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Reaching Adult Status Among Emerging Adults in United States, Italy, and Taiwan

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology ◽

10.1177/0022022120953533 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 51 (9) ◽

pp. 659-682

Author(s):

Troy E. Beckert ◽

ChienTi Plummer Lee ◽

Paolo Albiero

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Young People ◽

Emerging Adults ◽

Autonomy Support ◽

Filial Piety ◽

The United States ◽

Alignment Procedure ◽

Parental Autonomy Support ◽

Parental Autonomy ◽

Adult Status

Today, most societies allow more time for young people to transition to adulthood. Compared to youth from a generation ago, young people today are delaying marriage, prolonging their educational pursuits, and deemphasizing the need for a single life-long career. The purpose of this study was to delineate patterns of transitioning to adulthood among young people from three countries. As part of a collaborative multisite project, 1,310 emerging adults from Taiwan ( n = 372), Italy ( n = 364), and the United States ( n = 574) provided perceptions of their endorsement and attainment of certain commonly accepted adult status markers. Using latent profile analysis, a four-class model emerged. The groups were not culturally specific and the groupings highlighted unique approaches to how emerging adults conceptualized adulthood. Using Marcia’s identity statuses as loose labels for each group, the achieved group was the largest as they showed an inclination toward endorsing and attaining most adult markers. Other groups showed both delay (diffused) and perplexity (transitional) toward many markers of adulthood. Using an alignment procedure to account for cross-cultural measurement non-invariance, the role of individualism-collectivism, filial piety, and parental autonomy support in relation to adult status profiles were also explored across participant groups. Vertical collectivism and authoritarian filial piety were the most predictive whereas parental autonomy support was less predictive in class membership in both the overall and stratified regression analyses.

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Parental Autonomy Support and Psychological Well-Being in Tibetan and Han Emerging Adults: A Serial Multiple Mediation Model

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00621 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Xiaoyu Lan ◽

Chunhua Ma ◽

Rendy Radin

Keyword(s):

Emerging Adults ◽

Autonomy Support ◽

Well Being ◽

Mediation Model ◽

Multiple Mediation ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Parental Autonomy Support ◽

Parental Autonomy

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A Little Autonomy Support Goes a Long Way: Daily Autonomy-Supportive Parenting, Child Well-Being, Parental Need Fulfillment, and Change in Child, Family, and Parent Adjustment Across the Adaptation to the COVID-19 Pandemic

10.31234/osf.io/t4asz ◽

2020 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Andreas B. Neubauer ◽

Andrea Schmidt ◽

Andrea C. Kramer ◽

Florian Schmiedek

Keyword(s):

Family Environment ◽

Autonomy Support ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Structural Equation Models ◽

Well Being ◽

Need Fulfillment ◽

Supportive Parenting ◽

Parental Autonomy Support ◽

Parental Autonomy

This study examined effects of daily parental autonomy support on changes in child behavior, family environment, and parental well-being across three weeks during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. Day-to-day associations among autonomy-supportive parenting, need fulfillment, and child well-being were also assessed. Parents (longitudinal N=469; Mage=42.93, SDage=6.40) of school children (6-19 years) reported on adjustment measures at two measurement occasions and filled in up to 21 daily online questionnaires in the three weeks between these assessments. Results from dynamic structural equation models suggested reciprocal positive relations among autonomy-supportive parenting and parental need fulfillment. Daily parental autonomy support, need fulfillment, and child well-being partially predicted change in adjustment measures highlighting the central role of daily parenting for children’s adjustment during the pandemic.

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The intergenerational similarity of social value orientations in adolescents and emerging adults: Variable-centered and person-centered approaches

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships ◽

10.1177/02654075211018271 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 026540752110182

Author(s):

E. Helin Yaban ◽

Melike Sayil

Keyword(s):

Emerging Adults ◽

Metropolitan Area ◽

Autonomy Support ◽

Value Orientations ◽

Social Value ◽

Mothers And Fathers ◽

Parental Autonomy Support ◽

Social Value Orientations ◽

Parental Autonomy ◽

Conditional Regard

The current study examined the intergenerational similarity of middle adolescents’ and emerging adults’ social value orientations (SVO) using different variable-centered and person-centered approaches and whether perceived parental autonomy support and conditional regard would play a role in similarity. The sample consisted of 218 middle adolescents (ages 14–15, eighth and ninth grades) and 219 emerging adults (ages 19–25, attending university) and their mothers and fathers in a metropolitan area of Ankara, Turkey ( N = 437 triads). Our findings revealed that mother-father similarity was higher than parent-child similarity. Results indicated more similarities between emerging adults-parents than adolescents-parents, and autonomy support contributed to the similarity. Higher levels of maternal and paternal SVO has linked with prosociality of offsprings. Besides, when mothers and fathers were incongruent in reporting SVO, the emerging adults’ probability of having prosocial SVO was lower.

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Parental Autonomy Support and Social Competence in Chinese Emerging Adults: the Mediation Role of Social Desirablity

MATEC Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/matecconf/201926704003 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 267 ◽

pp. 04003 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Chunhua Ma ◽

Youpeng Wang

Keyword(s):

Social Competence ◽

Emerging Adults ◽

Parental Support ◽

Autonomy Support ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Self Report ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Parental Autonomy Support ◽

Parental Autonomy ◽

The Relationship

Aims: The current study aimed to examine the relationship between parental autonomy support and social competence among Chinese emerging adults, and explore whether social desirablity plays a mediating role between parental support and social competence. Methods: This study used cross-sectional and correlational design. Participants were 386 Chinese college students (72.8% girls) aged between 18 and 25 years. Data was collected via self-report questionnaires, including parental autonomy support (Genevie`ve A. Mageau, 2015), social desirablity (Karl Schuessler et al., 1978) and social competence(Valkenburg & Peter, 2008). Results: Structural equation modeling analysis controlling for age, gender and SES showed that (a) There was a significant positive correlation between parental autonomy support, social desirablity, and social competence; (b) Parental autonomy support was positively predicted to social desirablity and social competence; Social desirablity was positively predicted to social competence; (c) Social desirablity mediated the relationship between parental autonomy support and social competence.

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Factors contributing to the uptake and maintenance of regular exercise behaviour in emerging adults

Health Education Journal ◽

10.1177/0017896916654934 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 76 (2) ◽

pp. 182-193 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jody Langdon ◽

Chad Johnson ◽

Bridget Melton

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Emerging Adults ◽

Physical Activity Level ◽

Autonomy Support ◽

Need Satisfaction ◽

Activity Level ◽

Exercise Behaviour ◽

Parental Autonomy Support ◽

Parental Autonomy ◽

The Impact

Objective: To identify the influence of parental autonomy support, basic need satisfaction and motivation on emerging adults’ physical activity level and exercise behaviours. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Setting: This study convenience-sampled approximately 435 college students identified as emerging adults – aged 18–25 years, who did not have a child, own a home, or have sufficient income to be fully independent. Methods: Survey responses were used in a path model to investigate how parental autonomy support, psychological mediators and motivational processes influenced emerging adults’ exercise behaviour. Results: The hypothesised model was supported with minor modifications. Most notable was the influence of parental physical activity level and autonomy support on psychological mediators, motivational processes and exercise behaviour. Conclusion: Results indicate that parents influence their children both directly and indirectly. The impact of autonomy and competence support was found to promote emerging adults’ intrinsic motivation, which consequently influenced actual physical activity and behaviour.

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