The Contribution of Perceived Parent-Adolescent Relationships to Autonomy Development and Psychosocial Adjustment of Adolescents
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2005-06
Authors
Medhanie, Martha
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
This stud), examined the contrihution of"perceived parental lI 'arll1th. monitoring. and
strictlless to the del'elopment ot adolescents' a/litudinal, /imctiono/. and emotional alltonomy and
its direct e(fixt on the p,lychoso" ial adjllstment o(adolescents, The stlldy also examined the role
,fwl ({do/escL' nls' OIfIO}7()I11.' , IlIa.\' in medialing the re/olio l1ship helll 'een pC',.ceil'l!d pOl"el1l "
r/u/l'.\C('JJI relati()nships und adolescents' fJ.~ych()s()cial o((ius/men/.
The sllldl' liDS cOlldllCl c'" in a sample of" .;00 randomly selected gmdes 9, 10, II, 12
studellts. 8111'1'e), scoles Irere elliployed to col/ect the datu Series of"mliitiple regression anail'ses
(flld putlillfodel coetficiellt de/ )it'led that perceil'ed porenta/lvarmth and monitoring lI'ere positil'e
predictors o( adolescents' a/litudinal, emotional, and .limctional aUfOnollf)'. Furthermore,
I)('{'cei l'ed IHII'el1/(f/ 11'Urmth UII" monitoring lI'ere also positil'e predictors of" ado/escel1fs' self:
reliullce und negutil'e prediclors of' adolesceJ71s' distress and prob/em he/wvior. Perceil'ed
/)(Irell/ul strictness 11'US neg(f{irely related and predicted adolescents' selj:reliance and also
I)osilil'el), predicted adolescem., 'distress and prob/em behavior,
The path allalnis resu/ts indicated that perceived parental warmth. monitoring ond
s,r;c!Ju!.\ ,\ /7u\'(! sixnUicul1! IIh't/fofed e/lec/ on adulescenls' disln:ss onti se(r-reliance rio
"do/escel1ls' ellfotionu/. .timcliol1u/. and a/liludinal autonomy. Hmre l'er, perceil'ed porentudo/<'.\('('
nI relaliol1.lhips hem: 110 mediated efreci on adolescenls' pmblem hei1al'ior ria
adolescel1ts' autonomy de\·e/o/ Jl l1eJ1f.
Discussion ({lid cOIlc/ll.li(ll1s are made on the basis of' these {'esIIIIs. Fil1o/I)', SUllie
suggestions are indicated/vr {lchie l'ahle interventions ondfur/her slue/y.
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Contribution of Perceived Parent-Adolescent Relationships