Keywords

Self-regulation ● Maternal parenting ● Paternal parenting ● Parent-child relationship quality ● Longitudinal

Abstract

Relatively little is known about the degree to which subcomponents of self-regulation change during early to middle adolescence. This study considered familial predictors (maternal/paternal regulatory support, antagonistic parenting, and parent-child closeness) of rank-order change in behavioral, emotional and cognitive regulation and perseverance over one year. N = 452 adolescents ages 11–16 years and their parents completed questionnaires and parent-child discussion tasks (48.7% male; 69.6% white). Results indicated minimal direct effects of parenting, though maternal and paternal parenting and parent-child closeness exerted small effects that were moderated by prior levels of cognitive regulation and perseverance. Parents may contribute to the development of complex regulatory capacities that mature after foundational emotional and behavioral regulation competencies.

Original Publication Citation

Moilanen, K. L., Padilla-Walker, L. M., & *Blaacker, D. R. (2018). Dimensions of short- and long-term self-regulation in adolescence: Associations with maternal and paternal parenting and parent-child relationship quality. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 47, 1409-1426.

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2018-02-21

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/7749

Publisher

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Language

English

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Family Life

University Standing at Time of Publication

Full Professor

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