The indirect link between perceived parenting and adolescent future orientation: A multiple-step model

Authors: Seginer R.¹; Vermulst A.²; Shoyer S.¹

Source: International Journal of Behavioral Development, Volume 28, Number 4, July 2004 , pp. 365-378(14)

Publisher: Psychology Press, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

Buy & download fulltext article:

Price: $50.43 plus tax (Refund Policy)

Abstract:

The indirect links between perceived mothers' and fathers' autonomous-accepting parenting and future orientation were examined in a mediational model consisting of five steps: perceived mothers' and fathers' autonomous-accepting parenting, self-evaluation, and the motivational, cognitive representation, and behavioural components of future orientation. Empirical estimates were carried out by LISREL on data collected from 458 (224 girls) Israeli Jewish adolescents (11th graders) regarding two prospective life domains: career and family. These estimates showed a good fit between the theoretical model and four domain-by-gender estimates (girls' and boys' career, and girls' and boys' family). Similar to recent findings, only few gender differences were found; particularly, girls scored higher on the motivational component applied to career (counter-hypothesis) and on all three components applied to prospective family. Discussion highlighted the pivotal functions of self-evaluation in linking between perceived parenting and the motivational component, and of the motivational component in linking between self-evaluation and the cognitive and behavioural components.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01650250444000081

Affiliations: 1: University of Haifa, Israel 2: University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Publication date: 2004-07-01

More about this publication?