Weller, J. orcid.org/0000-0002-1640-9412, Parker, A., Reynolds, M. et al. (2 more authors) (2024) Longitudinal associations between parenting practices and children’s later decision-making competence. Applied Developmental Science. ISSN 1088-8691
Abstract
Developmental research has suggested that certain parenting practices impact the development of children’s later risk behaviors. However, little evidence exists regarding how parenting may impact a child’s actual decision-making skills later in life. This study examined the degree to which earlier child-reports of parenting practices (assessed at age 10–12 and 12–14), specifically monitoring/involvement, firm/lax control, and psychological control, predicted decision-making competence (DMC), a measure of decision-making skills, at age 19. We conducted these analyses on a large, diverse sample of children (N = 775; 227 Female, 21.8% African-American); approximately half had at least one parent with a positive Substance Use Disorder (SUD) diagnosis. Analyses revealed that children reporting greater levels of psychological control demonstrated lower DMC performance at age 19, holding other parenting variables, level of neighborhood disadvantage, and parental SUD status constant. We relate these results to the broader effects of psychological control on decision-making and self-regulatory capabilities.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2024 The Author(s). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Management Division (LUBS) (Leeds) > Management Division Decision Research (LUBS) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 23 Nov 2023 14:32 |
Last Modified: | 19 Feb 2024 13:51 |
Status: | Published online |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/10888691.2023.2287203 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:205661 |
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