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Peer reviewedSteinberg, Laurence; And Others – Child Development, 1989
Examined the relation between authoritative parenting and school achievement in 120 adolescents of 10-16 years. Adolescents who described their parents as treating them warmly, democratically, and firmly were more likely than their peers to develop positive attitudes toward their achievement and do well in school. (RJC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Child Rearing
Peer reviewedFletcher, Anne C.; Steinberg, Laurence; Sellers, Elizabeth B. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1999
Details reports from high school students on each parents' responsiveness and demandingness and their own academic achievement, involvement in problem behavior, psychosocial development, and internalized distress. Adolescents with one authoritative parent exhibited greater academic competence than peers with parents who were consistent but not…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Authoritarianism, Behavioral Science Research, Fathers
Download full textSteinberg, Laurence; Elmen, Julie D. – 1986
As adolescents progress from elementary to secondary school, their academic success increasingly depends on their ability to manage their own time and behavior. Because the family plays such an important role in the development of responsible autonomy, this study examined authoritative parenting and the hypothesis that authoritative parents…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Attendance
Steinberg, Laurence – National Institute of Justice Journal, 2000
This article is an adaptation of the authors statement to the U.S. House of Representatives Bipartisan Working Group on Youth Violence on September 15, 1999. Specifically, the Working Group asked Dr. Steinberg, an adolescent behavior researcher, to address issues concerning the role of parents and families in the genesis and prevention of youth…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Children
Peer reviewedGray, Marjory R.; Steinberg, Laurence – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1999
Examines the independent and joint contributions of three core dimensions of authoritative parenting - acceptance-involvement, strictness-supervision, and psychological autonomy granting - to adolescent adjustment. Findings are discussed with regard to behavior problems, psychosocial development, and academic achievement. Provides evidence that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Authoritarianism
Steinberg, Laurence; Levine, Ann – 1997
Parents' relationship with a child will change when the child becomes an adolescent, but the relationship does not necessarily have to change for the worse. On the premise that knowing what to expect of this change is half the task of successfully parenting an adolescent, this book describes the "normal" developmental changes young people undergo…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Change
