Perceived parental psychological control and adolescent depressive experiences: a cross-cultural study with Belgian and South-Korean adolescents
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In recent research on psychologically controlling parenting, debate has arisen about the cross-cultural relevance of this construct, with some scholars arguing that the developmental outcomes of psychological control are culture-bound and others arguing that the detrimental effects of psychological control generalize across cultures. This study aimed to add to this debate by examining the relevance of a distinction between two domain-specific expressions of psychological control (i.e., dependency-oriented and achievement-oriented) in Belgian (N = 290) and South-Korean (N = 321) adolescents. Multi-group path analyses showed that associations between the domains of psychological control, depressive personality, and depressive symptoms were similar between the two samples. Overall, the findings are in line with the notion that the effects of psychological control generalize across culture.
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Relationships between the domains of psychological control, depressive personality and depressive symptoms were found in both the Korean and Belgian group.
“Relationships between the domains of psychological control, depressive personality and depressive symptoms were found in both the Korean and Belgian group”
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Thirteen of 15 studies found a relationship between parental control and depression.
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- Authors
- Soenens, B., Park, S., Vansteenkiste, M., & Mouratidis, A.
- Affiliations
- Ghent University (BE)
- Ewha Womans University (KR)
- KU Leuven (BE)
- Venue
- Journal of Adolescence
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2011-05-26
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 261-272
- ISSN
- 0140-1971 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9254
- OpenAlex
- W2112506367
- Cited by
- 220
- References
- 5
- Citations by year
- 2026: 13 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 20 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 22 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 15 · 2014: 16 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 8
- FWCI
- 11.71
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Adolescence (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Cultural Differences and Values
- Keywords
- parental psychological control, adolescent depression, depressive symptoms, depressive personality, cross-cultural generalizability, parenting styles, Belgian adolescents, South Korean adolescents
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Belgium, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Dependency, Psychological, Depression, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Parent-Child Relations, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychological Tests, Self Concept, Social Control, Informal, Parenting, Republic of Korea
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