Disentangling autonomy-supportive and psychologically controlling parenting: A meta-analysis of self-determination theory’s dual process model across cultures.

2024/07/25 by Emma L. Bradshaw, Jasper J. Duineveld, James H. Conigrave +5 · 1 voice · 45 citations
Psychology · #Autonomy #Developmental psychology #Dual (grammatical number) #Meta-analysis #Moderation #Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports #Multivariate statistics #Psychology #Self-determination theory #Social psychology #Statistics #Structural equation modeling #Univariate

paper · doi:10.1037/amp0001389

published in American Psychologist 80(6), 879-895 (American Psychological Association)

openalex publication_date 2024/07/25 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

autonomy is beneficial toward questions about manifestations of autonomy across groups and variations in its optimal support. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).

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• Meta-analysis shows autonomy-supportive parenting is positively related to child well-being and psychologically controlling parenting is predicts child ill-being. Effects hold across regions of the wo [bsky, 30 points, 0 comments]

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