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Observed and perceived parental overprotection in relation to psychosocial adjustment in preadolescents with a physical disability: The mediational role of behavioral autonomy

Holmbeck, Grayson N., Johnson, Sharon Z., Wills, Karen E., McKernon, Wendy, Rose, Brigid, Erklin, Shannon, Kemper, Therese·2002·Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
DOI 10.1037/0022-006x.70.1.96
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The purpose of this study was to tes a mediational model of associations between parental overprotectiveness (OP), behavioral autonomy. and psychosocial adjustment in 68 families with 8- and 9-year-old preadolescents with spipa bifida and a demographically matched sample of 68 families with able-bodied children. Measures included questionnaire and observational assessments of parental OP; parent and child reports of behavioral autonomy; and parent, child, and teacher reports of preadolescent adjustment. On the basis of both questionnaire and observational measures of OP, mothers and fathers of children with spina bifida were significantly more overprotective than their counterparts in the able-bodied sample, although this group difference was partially mediated by children's cognitive ability. Across samples, mothers were more likely to be overprotective than fathers. Both questionnaire and observational measures of parental OP were associated with lower levels of preadolescent decision-making autonomy as well as with parents being less willing to grant autonomy to their offspring in the future. For the questionnaire measure of OP, and only for the spina bifida sample. the mediational model was supported such that parental OP was associated with less behavioral autonomy, which was, in turn, associated with more externalizing problems. Findings are discussed in relation to the literature on parenting, autonomy development, and pediatric psychology.

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  • Youth with chronic illnesses face a host of barriers and adversities, including social isolation, inability to engage in normal activities, parental attitudes, and behaviors (e.g., overprotection).

    “In addition, youth with chronic illnesses face a host of barriers and adversities, including social isolation, inability to engage in normal activities, parental attitudes, and behaviors (e.g., overprotection), etc. [30,31].”

    From Psychological and Psychiatric Comorbidities in Youth with Serious Physical Illness (2022) · cites this paper as [31]

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Authors
Holmbeck, G. N., Johnson, S. Z., Wills, K. E., McKernon, W., Rose, B., Erklin, S., & Kemper, T.
Affiliations
Loyola University Chicago (US)
ORCID
Holmbeck, Grayson N.
Venue
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
2002
Volume
70
Issue
1
Pages
96-110
ISSN
  • 0022-006X (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-2117
DOI
10.1037/0022-006x.70.1.96
OpenAlex
W2135416944
Cited by
353
References
103
Citations by year
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FWCI
10.15
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
Keywords
parental overprotection, behavioral autonomy, psychosocial adjustment, preadolescents, spina bifida, physical disability, externalizing problems, cognitive ability, gender differences in parenting, mediation, decision-making autonomy, parenting
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Child, Female, Humans, Male, Parent-Child Relations, Social Adjustment, Spinal Dysraphism, Parenting, Observation, Children with Disabilities, Disabled Children, Personal Autonomy

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