Is always authoritative the optimum parenting style? Evidence from Spanish families.

The aim of this paper is to establish which parenting style is associated with optimum youth outcomes among adolescents of Spanish families. A sample of 1,416 teenagers from 12 to 17 years of age, of whom 57.2% were females, reported on their parents' child-rearing practices. The teenagers' parent...

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Published in:	Adolescence Vol. 44; no. 173; pp. 101 - 132
Main Authors:	Garcia, Fernando, Gracia, Enrique
Format:	Article
Published:	Libra Publishers Inc. Spring2009
Subjects:	Parenting Authoritarianism (Personality trait) Youth Teenagers Families Spain
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost