Parental Autonomy Granting during Adolescence: Exploring Gender Differences in Context

Investigated ways in which indicators of parental autonomy granting (decision-making input and parental knowledge of adolescents' daily experiences) differed as a function of context and personal qualities. Found that firstborns were granted more autonomy than second borns, especially in famili...

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Published inDevelopmental psychology Vol. 37; no. 2; p. 163
Main Authors Bumpus, Matthew F, Crouter, Ann C, McHale, Susan M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.03.2001
Subjects
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
Adolescent Development
Adolescents
Adult
Attitude
Birth Order
Child
Comparative Analysis
Context Effect
Decision Making
Differentiation
Female
First Born
Freedom
Humans
Knowledge Level
Male
Menarche
Parent Attitudes
Parent Child Relationship
Parent-Child Relations
Parents
Personal Autonomy
Puberty
Second Born
Sex Differences
Sex Factors
Sex Role
Siblings
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Summary:Investigated ways in which indicators of parental autonomy granting (decision-making input and parental knowledge of adolescents' daily experiences) differed as a function of context and personal qualities. Found that firstborns were granted more autonomy than second borns, especially in families with firstborn girls and second-born boys. Girls in families with traditional gender role attitudes were granted fewer autonomy opportunities. (Author/KB)
ISSN:0012-1649
DOI:10.1037/0012-1649.37.2.163