Abstract
Late adolescence and early emerging adulthood are important developmental time periods during which transitions to adulthood begins including independence from one's parents. While adolescents spend more time away from their homes, especially as they start attending college, the influence of their parents is still salient. Parental psychological control has been shown to impact adolescents' developmental outcomes, including their engagement in relational aggression. While past research has focused mostly on children and young adolescents, the current study seeks to explore the bidirectional associations between parental psychological control and relational aggression among late adolescents and early emerging adults. It also seeks to explore adolescent sex as a potential moderator. Using the Flourishing Families Project data, the results revealed that across ages 16-19, there were significant bidirectional associations. However, there were no sex differences. Several important implications as well as suggestions for future studies are drawn.
Degree
MS
College and Department
Family, Home, and Social Sciences; Marriage, Family, and Human Development
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Byon, Jennifer Jaeun, "Learning Aggression: The Association Between Parental Psychological Control and Adolescent Relational Aggression" (2019). Theses and Dissertations. 7524.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/7524
Date Submitted
2019-07-01
Document Type
Thesis
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd12242
Keywords
psychological control, relational aggression, social learning theory, SDT
Language
english