Intimacy development in late adolescence: Longitudinal associations with perceived parental autonomy support and adolescents' self-worth.
J Adolesc
; 65: 111-122, 2018 06.
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ABSTRACT
The present longitudinal study tested for the role of perceived parental autonomy-support and late adolescents' self-worth in their intimacy development. A sample of 497 Belgian late adolescents (Mageâ¯=â¯17.9, 43.5% girls) participated in this two-wave study. Results indicated that perceived autonomy-supportive parenting did not relate significantly to change in adolescents' experienced intimacy (in terms of closeness and mutuality), but was associated with a decrease in unmitigated agency (an excessive focus on the self) and unmitigated communion (an excessive focus on the other) across time. Adolescents' self-worth predicted an increase in experienced intimacy and a decrease in unmitigated agency and communion, and the initial level of experienced intimacy predicted an increase in self-worth. Finally, results suggested that adolescents' self-worth may mediate some of the longitudinal relations between perceived parental autonomy-support and adolescents' intimate functioning. No evidence was found for moderation by romantic involvement, gender or age.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Parent-Child Relations
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Self Concept
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Parenting
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Interpersonal Relations
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
J Adolesc
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article