The development of autonomy among learning handicapped and nonhandicapped adolescents: A longitudinal perspective
- 1 June 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Youth and Adolescence
- Vol. 19 (3) , 245-255
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01537890
Abstract
Factors that influence the development of adolescent autonomy were examined in a longitudinal study of 30 learning handicapped and 30 nonhandicapped adolescents. Autonomy was represented by three separate measures: distance from parental supervision, responsibility, and deviance. Findings suggest that handicapped adolescents lag behind their nonhandicapped peers in achieving separation from parental supervision, in part because of more restrictive parental rules. But the gap appears to be shrinking as the handicapped adolescents are making strides to catch up during the high school years. In both groups, the families where autonomy is achieved with the least amount of discord are those where parents relax control gradually during the period of adolescence.Keywords
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