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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450748503321

Autore

Grolnick Wendy S.

Titolo

The psychology of parental control : how well-meant parenting backfires / / Wendy S. Grolnick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J. : , : L. Erlbaum Associates, , 2003

ISBN

1-135-65984-2

1-282-37890-2

9786612378904

1-4106-0630-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (197 p.)

Disciplina

306.874

Soggetti

Parent and child - Psychological aspects

Parenting - Psychological aspects

Control (Psychology)

Parents - Psychology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-167) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: Introduction -- 1 The Concept of Control -- 2 Fulfilling Children's Needs: The Self-Determination View -- 3 The Complexity of Control: Disentangling Parenting Dimensions -- 4 Overt and Covert Control -- 5 Differentiating the Effects of Control: Compliance Versus Internalization -- 6 Control in Context -- 7 What Makes Parents Controlling: Pressure From Above and Below -- 8 What Makes Parents Controlling: Pressure From Within -- 9 Control and Academics -- 10 Control and Sports -- 11 Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

What is parental control? Is it positive or negative for children? What makes parents controlling with their children, even when they value supporting children's autonomy? Are there alternatives to control and how might we apply them in important domains of children's lives, such as school and sports? This book addresses these and other questions about the meaning and predictors of parental control, as well as its consequences for children's adjustment and well-being. While the topic of parental control is not new, there has been controversy about



the concept, with some researchers and clinici