Cited by 110Cultural Differences and ValuesPsychosocial Factors Impacting YouthChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Parental Autonomy Support in Two Cultures: The Moderating Effects of Adolescents’ Self-Construals

Marbell-Pierre, Kristine N, Grolnick, Wendy S, Stewart, Andrew L, Raftery-Helmer, Jacquelyn N·2019·Child Development

Abstract

Parental autonomy support has been related to positive adolescent outcomes, however, its relation to outcomes in collectivist cultural groups is unclear. This study examined relations of specific autonomy supportive behaviors and outcomes among 401 adolescents (Mage = 12.87) from the United States (N = 245) and collectivist-oriented Ghana (N = 156). It also examined whether adolescents’ self-construals moderated the relations of specific types of autonomy support with outcomes. Factor analyses indicated two types of autonomy support: perspective taking/open exchange and allowance of decision making/choice. In both countries, perspective taking/open exchange predicted positive outcomes, but decision making/choice only did so in the United States. With regard to moderation, the more independent adolescents’ self-construals, the stronger the relations of decision making/choice to parental controllingness and school engagement.

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  • Marbell-Pierre et al. (2019) reported that parental provision of choice related to positive developmental outcomes among US, but not among Ghanaian adolescents.

    “Illustrative in this context is work by Marbell-Pierre et al. (2019), who reported that parental provision of choice related to positive developmental outcomes among US, but not among Ghanaian adolescents.”

    From Basic psychological need theory: Advancements, critical themes, and future directions (2020) · cites this paper as Marbell-Pierre et al. (2019)

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Authors
Marbell-Pierre, K. N., Grolnick, W. S., Stewart, A. L., & Raftery-Helmer, J. N.
Affiliations
  • Clark University
  • Clark University (US)
Venue
Child Development
Published
2019-04-30
Volume
90
Issue
3
Pages
825-845
ISSN
  • 0009-3920 (ISSN-L)
  • 1467-8624
OpenAlex
W2766271153
Cited by
110
References
63
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 29 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1
FWCI
6.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Child Development (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Clark Digital Commons (Clark University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Frances L. Hiatt School of Psychology
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Cultural Differences and Values
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords
parental autonomy support, self-construal, collectivism, perspective taking, school engagement, cross-cultural comparison, United States, Ghana, adolescents
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Female, Ghana, Humans, Male, Parent-Child Relations, United States, Parenting, Personal Autonomy

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