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03-06-2015 | Original Paper

Parenting Dimensions and Internalizing Difficulties in Italian and U.S. Emerging Adults: The Intervening Role of Autonomy and Relatedness

Auteurs: Cristiano Inguglia, Sonia Ingoglia, Francesca Liga, Alida Lo Coco, Maria Grazia Lo Cricchio, Pasquale Musso, Charissa S. L. Cheah, Mindy R. Gutow, Hui Jun Lim

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 2/2016

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Abstract

The present study examined the associations between emerging adults’ perceived parental psychological control and autonomy support, and their autonomy, relatedness and internalizing difficulties in Italy and the U.S. The participants included 494 Italian and 414 U.S. college students, between 18 and 28 years of age (Mean = 21.58, SD = 2.18). Our findings showed that dependency-oriented psychological control had no significant direct associations with autonomy, relatedness or internalizing difficulties. Moreover, the association between parental autonomy support and internalizing problems was fully intervened by autonomy and relatedness, whereas the association between achievement-oriented psychological control and anxiety and depressive symptoms was partially intervened by autonomy and relatedness. Finally, although parental psychological control and autonomy support had similar effects on maladjustment across the two countries, relatedness appeared to play a more central role as an intervening variable for anxiety in the Italian group than in the U.S. group. Overall, our findings highlighted the importance of examining parents’ contributions to emerging adults’ internalizing problems via autonomy support and psychological control across cultures.
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Titel
Parenting Dimensions and Internalizing Difficulties in Italian and U.S. Emerging Adults: The Intervening Role of Autonomy and Relatedness
Auteurs
Cristiano Inguglia
Sonia Ingoglia
Francesca Liga
Alida Lo Coco
Maria Grazia Lo Cricchio
Pasquale Musso
Charissa S. L. Cheah
Mindy R. Gutow
Hui Jun Lim
Publicatiedatum
03-06-2015
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 2/2016
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-015-0228-1