Autonomy-Control Variation and Self-Esteem: Additional Findings
- 1 May 1982
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Psychology
- Vol. 111 (1) , 9-13
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.1982.9923505
Abstract
Adolescents (n = 36) and young adults (n = 60) participated in a study aimed at verifying a previous suggestion that a relationship between chronological age and self-esteem becomes apparent if autonomy-control variation in child rearing is taken into account. Subjects were divided into equal “autonomy,” “intermediate,” and “control” groups on the basis of a questionnaire devised from scales of Koch et al., Stott, and Itkin and administered a modified version of the Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory. Young adults in the “control” group reported significantly lower self-esteem than those in the other groups; adolescents showed no difference. Young adult and adolescent males in the “control” group reported lower self-esteem than those of the other groups; females did not differ.Keywords
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