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A Further Examination of the Distinction Between Dependency-Oriented and Achievement-Oriented Parental Psychological Control: Psychometric Properties of the DAPCS with French-Speaking Late Adolescents

Mantzouranis, Gregory ; Zimmermann, Grégoire ; Biermann Mahaim, Elodie ; Favez, Nicolas

In: Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2012, vol. 21, no. 5, p. 726-733

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    Titre
    • A Further Examination of the Distinction Between Dependency-Oriented and Achievement-Oriented Parental Psychological Control: Psychometric Properties of the DAPCS with French-Speaking Late Adolescents
    Auteur
    • Mantzouranis, Gregory. LabDCI, Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne, Site de Dorigny Anthropole, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Zimmermann, Grégoire. LabDCI, Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne, Site de Dorigny Anthropole, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Biermann Mahaim, Elodie. LabDCI, Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne, Site de Dorigny Anthropole, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Favez, Nicolas. Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Anglais
    Publié dans
    • Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2012, vol. 21, no. 5, p. 726-733. Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com
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    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:312551
    Summary
    Psychological control refers to parental behaviors that intrude on the psychological and emotional development of the child. In 2010, Soenens et al. proposed a distinction between two domain-specific expressions of psychological control, that is, Dependency-oriented Psychological Control (DPC) and Achievement-oriented Psychological Control (APC). The aim of this study was to evaluate the factor structure, reliability, and convergent validity of the French form of the Dependency-oriented and Achievement-oriented Psychological Control Scale (DAPCS; Soenens et al. in J Pers 78(1):217-256, 2010) in a sample of late adolescents (N=291, mean age=21.65). Confirmatory factor analyses confirmed the hypothesized two-factor solution of the DAPCS for paternal as well as for maternal ratings. Moreover, high indices of internal consistency indicated that both subscales produced reliable scores. Further, convergent validity was confirmed by theoretically consistent associations between the DAPCS' subscales and well-established assessments of general parenting style dimensions. Finally, results evidenced gender specific patterns supporting the relevance of domain differentiation in the assessment of psychological control. Overall, the results of this study indicated that the French form of the DAPCS might be a useful instrument to assess two domain-specific types of parental psychological control among French-speaking adolescents