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Parental Autonomy Granting and School Functioning among Chinese Adolescents: The Moderating Role of Adolescents’ Cultural Values

Cixin Wang; Kieu Anh Do; Leiping Bao; Yan R Xia; Chaorong Wu

Originally published 2017-12-13 · Frontiers in Psychology
Frontiers Media SA · DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02161 ↗

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Editorial reading guide · Independence

What does being allowed to decide mean in my child’s school and family settings?

This article examines how cultural values shape links between parental autonomy granting and school functioning. The placement draws attention to who makes everyday decisions as a young person grows.

Who was studied?

Students in Shanghai secondary classrooms reporting parental autonomy granting and school functioning.

Age / stage: Grades 6–12

Read with three questions

  1. What does the article establish about how cultural values shape links between parental autonomy granting and school functioning?
  2. Whose perspective was recorded, and what might an independent observer have described differently?
  3. How closely does the population described here match the family or setting you have in mind? The population to compare is students in Shanghai secondary classrooms reporting parental autonomy granting and school functioning.

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The measures reflect what respondents reported. Associations alone cannot distinguish the direction of influence or exclude other explanations.

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Cixin Wang; Kieu Anh Do; Leiping Bao; Yan R Xia; Chaorong Wu (2017). Parental Autonomy Granting and School Functioning among Chinese Adolescents: The Moderating Role of Adolescents’ Cultural Values Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02161

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