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Adolescents' Interpretations of Parental Control: Differentiated by Domain and Types of Control
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Kakihara, Fumiko; Tilton-Weaver, Lauree – Child Development, 2009
To determine whether adolescents interpret parental behavioral and psychological control differently, type, level, and domain of control were manipulated across 3 interpretations (adolescents' competence, mattering to parents, and parental intrusiveness). As expected, adolescents (N = 67, M = 14.25 years) generally interpreted high levels of…
Descriptors: Models, Parent Child Relationship, Adolescents, Psychology
Problem-Solving Skills, Locus of Control, and the Contraceptive Effectiveness of Young Women.
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Steinlauf, Barbara – Child Development, 1979
The contraceptive effectiveness of 155 single women between 15 and 25 years of age was found to be significantly and negatively related to a means-end problem-solving ability and a belief in internal control and significantly and positively related to a belief in chance control. (JMB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Contraception, Females, Locus of Control
Toward a Framework for Developing Children's Locus-Of-Control Orientation: Implications from the Kibbutz System
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Lifshitz, Michaela; Ramot, Loteh – Child Development, 1978
Descriptors: Adolescents, Educational Philosophy, Family Relationship, Locus of Control
Social Support, Locus of Control, and Parenting in Three Low-Income Groups of Mothers: Black Teenagers, Black Adults, and White Adults.
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Stevens, Joseph H., Jr. – Child Development, 1988
Among low-income women, Black teenage and White adult mothers' social ties to significant others were found to influence parenting skill. Black adult mothers' parenting skill was predicted only by locus of control. (RH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Blacks, Family Problems