Towards a Concept of Parental Authority in Adolescence
The notion of authority is common in the literature on parent-child relationships. However, the notion of ‘parental authority’ remains largely unspecified. The present article first critically reviews conceptualisations of parental authority in selected developmental-psychological approaches. We fin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Ljubljana
2013-06-01
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| Series: | Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://ojs.cepsj.si/index.php/cepsj/article/view/243 |
| Summary: | The notion of authority is common in the literature on parent-child relationships. However, the notion of ‘parental authority’ remains largely unspecified. The present article first critically reviews conceptualisations of parental authority in selected developmental-psychological approaches. We find the absence of an explicit and integrated theoretical and empirical conceptualisation of parental authority, as well as a certain lack of consistency in the application of the concept. Against the background of this review, we suggest initial steps towards a concept of parental authority as relational, dynamic and co-constituted in the sense of a joint product and outcome of family relationships. |
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| ISSN: | 1855-9719 2232-2647 |