Parental psychological control, adolescent self‐criticism, and adolescent depressive symptoms: A latent change modeling approach in Belgian adolescents

Bleys, Dries; Soenens, Bart; Claes, Stephan; Vliegen, Nicole; Luyten, Patrick

doi:10.1002/jclp.22632

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“…Some adolescents might display a higher tendency to feel invaded or controlled, which rather than being a consequence of parental psychological control, might predispose adolescents to interpret even ambiguous parenting practices as psychologically controlling. Indeed, our findings are consistent with prior work by Bleys, Soenens, Claes, Vliegen, and Luyten () suggesting that associations between parenting (especially, parental psychological control) and symptoms of adolescent psychopathology need to consider the role of personality‐related vulnerability explicitly.…”

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confidence: 91%

Psychological reactance and negative emotional reactions in the link between psychological control and adolescent adjustment

Laird

Frazer

2019

Social Development

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Researchers consistently report links between psychological control and adolescent behavior problems, but the processes linking psychological control with behavior problems are unclear. Adolescents’ negative emotional reactions and psychological reactance were tested as potential longitudinal mediators linking parental psychological control with both internalizing and externalizing behavior problems. Data were collected from a sample of 242 adolescents (M age = 15.4 at Time 1; 50.8% female; 50% white, non‐Hispanic, 18% African American, 16% Hispanic, and 16% of other or multiple ethnicities) at three time points over a 2‐year period. Adolescents self‐reported depressive symptoms, antisocial behavior, negative emotional reactions, and psychological reactance. Adolescents and their parents provided ratings of parental psychological control. Cross‐sectional models replicated patterns previously reported suggesting that negative emotional reactions and reactance mediate between psychological control and internalizing and externalizing behavior problems. However, in cross‐lagged panel models, neither negative emotional reactions nor reactance emerged as a mediator between psychological control and internalizing or externalizing problems. In contrast, results suggested that psychological control is an outcome of rather than contributor to, negative emotional reactions. Moreover, the addition of random intercepts to cross‐lagged models indicated that associations between psychological control, emotional and behavioral reactions, and internalizing/externalizing behavior may represent stable trait‐like patterns.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Psychological reactance and negative emotional reactions in the link between psychological control and adolescent adjustment

Laird

Frazer

2019

Social Development

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“…In the developmental and parenting literature most studies focus on the influence of mothers and therefore the studies regarding father-child relationship are rare (61). One of the results in our study was that psychological control of both mother and father significantly predicted the depressive symptoms of adolescents, which is in line with a recent study highlighting the importance of paternal parenting for adolescents (47). This finding is important, as it supports the need for inclusion of fathers in both research and parental training programs, as the contribution of the father to adolescent mental well-being might have been largely underestimated.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Exclusion criteria were families with members who had a serious medical illness (e.g., cancer, recent physical injury or physical disability). This study was approved by the ethical committees of the KU Leuven and Ghent University, for details please see our previous report (47).…”

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The link between parental psychological control, depressive symptoms and epigenetic changes in the glucocorticoid receptor gene (NR3C1)

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Luyten

Goossens

et al. 2020

Physiology & Behavior

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“…At the opposite, parental psychological control is consistently associated with maladjustment and ill-being (Soenens & Vansteenkiste, 2010). Previous studies have shown, in fact, positive relations with depressive symptoms (Bleys, Soenens, Claes, Vliegen, & Luyten, 2018), frustration intolerance (Filippello, Harrington, Costa, Buzzai, & Sorrenti, 2018) and relational aggression (Baumgardner & Boyatzis, 2017). Although abundant research emphasized the importance of parental psychological controlling and autonomy-supportive behaviours for adolescent emotional development, evidence on the association between parental psychological control, parental autonomy support and trait EI is limited (Gugliandolo et al, 2015a).…”

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The intergenerational transmission of trait emotional intelligence: The mediating role of parental autonomy support and psychological control

Costa

Barberis

Gugliandolo

et al. 2018

Journal of Adolescence

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Introduction: Trait emotional intelligence (trait EI) is a relevant construct that could promote positive development in adolescents and may predict a number of affect-related outcomes. However, studies focused on its antecedents are still scarce. The main aim of this study is to examine the intergenerational transmission of trait EI from parents to adolescents and the mediating role of parental autonomy support and psychological control. Methods: Our sample was comprised of 152 cohabiting families, with adolescents (75 males and 77 females) between 16 and 17 years old (M = 16.45; SD = 0.50). Results: Results suggested that paternal and maternal trait EI positively predicted paternal and maternal autonomy support and psychological control, and adolescent trait EI was predicted by maternal trait EI, adolescent perception of parental autonomy support and adolescent perception of parental psychological control. Adolescent perception of parental autonomy support and adolescent perception of parental psychological control were shown to act as mediators between adolescents' trait EI and paternal and maternal trait EI. Conclusions:The results extend the literature on the role of parents in the development of trait EI and confirm the relevance of trait EI for affect-related outcomes.

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Parental psychological control, adolescent self‐criticism, and adolescent depressive symptoms: A latent change modeling approach in Belgian adolescents

Abstract: Our results underscore the importance of personality-related vulnerability in associations between the parenting environment and symptoms of psychopathology during adolescent development.

Cited by 35 publications

References 101 publications

Psychological reactance and negative emotional reactions in the link between psychological control and adolescent adjustment

Psychological reactance and negative emotional reactions in the link between psychological control and adolescent adjustment

The link between parental psychological control, depressive symptoms and epigenetic changes in the glucocorticoid receptor gene (NR3C1)

The intergenerational transmission of trait emotional intelligence: The mediating role of parental autonomy support and psychological control

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