Impact of parental emotional support and coercive control on adolescents' self-esteem and psychological distress: Results of a four-year longitudinal study |
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| Authors: | Anne-Marie Boudreault-Bouchard Jacinthe Dion Jennifer Hains Jill Vandermeerschen Luc Laberge Michel Perron |
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| Institution: | 1. Département des sciences de la santé, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 555 bl. Université, Saguenay, Québec, Canada, G7H 2B1;2. ÉCOBES Recherche et transfert, Cégep de Jonquière, Pavillon Manicouagan, 3791, rue de la Fabrique, Saguenay, Québec, Canada, G7X 7W2;3. Montreal, Canada;4. Département des sciences humaines, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 555 bl. Université, Saguenay, Québec, Canada, G7H 2B1;1. Justice & Social Inquiry, School of Social Transformation, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA;2. Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA;3. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, USA;1. University of Craiova, 13 A.I. Cuza, Craiova 200585, Romania;2. University of Craiova, 13 A.I. Cuza, Craiova 200585, Romania;1. Center for Studies of Psychological Application & School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Shipai, Guangzhou, 510000, PR China;2. Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, National Taiwan Normal University, No.162, Sec. 1, Heping E. Rd., Da-an District, Taipei City 10610, Taiwan, ROC;3. Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, PR China;1. Department of Psychology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK;2. Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy;1. Department of Sociology, Anthropology, & Social Work, Kansas State University, 204 Waters Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, United States;2. Department of Sociology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, United States;3. Department of Sociology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States;1. Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 16 Lincui Road, Beijing 100101, China;2. Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China;3. Department of Psychology, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China |
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| Abstract: | This study aims at investigating the impact of parental practices on youths' adjustment. In all, 605 adolescents completed questionnaires at ages 14, 16 and 18. Self-esteem, psychological distress as well as parental emotional support and coercive control were measured. Analyses based on individual growth models revealed that self-esteem increased with age, but psychological distress remained stable over time. Boys reported higher levels of self-esteem and lower levels of psychological distress than girls. Maternal and paternal emotional support reinforced self-esteem over time. Maternal coercive control undermined self-esteem, but only at ages 16 and 18. Psychological distress decreased with parental emotional support but increased with parental coercive control at ages 14, 16 and 18. Overall, these results indicate that positive parental practices are related to youths' well-being. These findings support the importance of establishing intervention strategies designed to promote best practices among parents of teenagers to help them develop into well-adjusted adults. |
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| Keywords: | Adolescents Parental support Parental control Parental practices Self-esteem Psychological distress |
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