Title
Autonomy-Supportive Parenting and Autonomy-Supportive Sibling Interactions: The Role of Mothers’ and Siblings’ Psychological Need Satisfaction
Date Issued
01 November 2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
van der Kaap-Deeder J.
Vansteenkiste M.
Soenens B.
Loeys T.
Mabbe E.
Publisher(s)
SAGE Publications Inc.
Abstract
Autonomy-supportive parenting yields manifold benefits. To gain more insight into the family-level dynamics involved in autonomy-supportive parenting, the present study addressed three issues. First, on the basis of self-determination theory, we examined whether mothers’ satisfaction of the psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness related to autonomy-supportive parenting. Second, we investigated maternal autonomy support as an intervening variable in the mother–child similarity in psychological need satisfaction. Third, we examined associations between autonomy-supportive parenting and autonomy-supportive sibling interactions. Participants were 154 mothers (M age = 39.45, SD = 3.96) and their two elementary school-age children (M age = 8.54, SD = 0.89 and M age = 10.38, SD = 0.87). Although mothers’ psychological need satisfaction related only to maternal autonomy support in the younger siblings, autonomy-supportive parenting related to psychological need satisfaction in both siblings and to an autonomy-supportive interaction style between siblings. We discuss the importance of maternal autonomy support for family-level dynamics.
Start page
1590
End page
1604
Volume
41
Issue
11
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Sociología
Psicología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84944348606
PubMed ID
Source
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
ISSN of the container
01461672
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus