Grolnick, Wendy S.

The psychology of parental control : how well-meant parenting backfires / Wendy S. Grolnick. - Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2003. - xiii, 182 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-167) and indexes.

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.

0805835407 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780805835403 (cloth : alk. paper) 0805835415 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780805835410 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Parent and child--Psychological aspects.
Parenting--Psychological aspects.
Control (Psychology)
Parents--Psychology.
Parent-Child Relations.
Parenting--psychology.
Child Psychology.
Parents--psychology.

HQ 755.85 / .G74 2003