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Author Grolnick, Wendy S.

Title The psychology of parental control : how well-meant parenting backfires / Wendy S. Grolnick.

Publication Info. Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2003.

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 182 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-167) and indexes.
Contents The concept of control -- Fulfilling children's needs : the self-determination view -- The complexity of control : disentangling parenting dimensions -- Overt and covert control -- Differentiating the effects of control : compliance versus internalization -- Control in context -- What makes parents controlling : pressure from above and below -- What makes parents controlling : pressure from within -- Control and academics -- Control and sports -- Conclusions.
Summary What is parental control? Is it positive or negative? Are there alternatives to control and how might we apply them? This book addresses these and other questions about the meaning and predictors of parental control, as well as its consequences for children's adjustment and well-being.
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Subject Parent and child -- Psychological aspects.
Parent and child -- Psychological aspects.
Parenting -- Psychological aspects.
Parenting -- Psychological aspects.
Control (Psychology)
Control (Psychology)
Parents -- Psychology.
Parents -- Psychology.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Grolnick, Wendy S. Psychology of parental control. Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2003 0805835407 0805835415 (DLC) 2001051087 (OCoLC)48013213
ISBN 1410606309 (electronic book)
9781410606303 (electronic book)
0805835407 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
0805835415 (paperback ; alkaline paper)