Chilean Adolescents' and Parents' Views on Autonomy Development

Autor/inn/en	Martínez, M. Loreto; Pérez, J. Carola; Cumsille, Patricio
Titel	Chilean Adolescents' and Parents' Views on Autonomy Development
Quelle	In: Youth & Society, 46 (2014) 2, S.176-200 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-118X
DOI	10.1177/0044118X11434215
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Adolescent Attitudes; Parent Attitudes; Expectation; Generational Differences; Socioeconomic Status; Focus Groups; Personal Autonomy; Correlation; Beliefs; Trust (Psychology); Individual Development; Cultural Influences; Longitudinal Studies; High School Students; Participant Characteristics; Definitions; Parent Child Relationship; Interpersonal Communication; Social Responsibility; Chile + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Elternverhalten; Expectancy; Erwartung; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Individuelle Autonomie; Korrelation; Belief; Glaube; Individuelle Entwicklung; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Begriffsbestimmung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Soziale Verantwortung
Abstract	This study aims to understand Chilean parents' and adolescents' conceptions of autonomy and whether they hold different expectations for autonomous behaviors by generation and socioeconomic level. A qualitative approach to data collection was used through separate focus groups of parents and adolescents from different socioeconomic condition. Substantial similarities in parents' and adolescents' conceptions of autonomy were found. Both generations conceive autonomy as multidimensional (i.e., self-sufficiency, decision making, and acting responsibly) and as an age-graded process that is achieved in interaction with parents. Participants emphasize the affective quality of the parent--adolescent relationship, particularly trust, for healthy autonomy achievement. Differences by socioeconomic status (SES) were also apparent in that low-middle-SES parents emphasize the self-sufficiency and responsibility component of autonomy, and adolescents grant more authority to parents in regulating adolescents' behavior compared with their high-middle-SES counterparts. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10