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Bay, R. Curtis; Braver, Sanford L. – Family Relations, 1990
Examined whether perceived control over settlement process during divorce is related to degree of conflict reported by divorcing parents. Interviewed divorcing couples with children (n=190 families) soon after filing for divorce. Analyses indicated that parents' (especially fathers') perceived control was related to reports of interparental…
Descriptors: Conflict, Divorce, Individual Power, Interpersonal Relationship
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Muris, Peter; Meesters, Cor; Schouten, Erik; Hoge, Elske – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2004
This study examined mediational and moderational effects of perceived control on the relationship between perceived parental rearing behaviors and symptoms of anxiety and depression in a nonclinical sample of youths aged 11-14 years. Correlational analyses demonstrated that higher levels of negative parental rearing practices were associated with…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, Child Rearing, Parenting Styles
Hill, Nancy E. – 1993
A study examined age and sex differences in engagement style and locus of control and their influence on African-American parent-adolescent relationships. The study subjects were 71 students in 9th grade and 57 students in 11th grade from 4 high schools in a large midwestern city; 46 college freshmen attending a large midwestern university; and 46…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Black Students, Blacks