Parental Autonomy Support

Parental Autonomy Support is a parenting construct that refers to the extent to which parents foster their child’s self-initiated behavior by recognizing the child’s perspectives, encouraging volitional actions, and providing meaningful choices while minimizing control.

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Citations

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Authors

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Publications per year

2017–2026

244

Variants

Autonomy-supportive Parenting

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Authors

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  1. WS
    Wendy S. Grolnick

    Clark University, United States

    21 publications · 5.5K citations

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  2. BS
    Bart Soenens

    Ghent University, Belgium

    23 publications · 3.8K citations

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  3. MV
    Maarten Vansteenkiste

    Ghent University, Belgium

    17 publications · 3.6K citations

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  4. RM
    Richard M. Ryan

    University of Rochester, United States

    14 publications · 6.1K citations

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  5. GA
    Geneviève A. Mageau

    Université de Montréal, Canada

    14 publications · 1.3K citations

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  1. Developmental Psychology

    21 publications · 3.7K citations

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  2. Frontiers in Psychology

    20 publications · 763 citations

    17

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  3. Child Development

    17 publications · 3.6K citations

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  4. Journal of Child and Family Studies

    19 publications · 1.1K citations

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  5. Journal of Youth and Adolescence

    14 publications · 1.6K citations

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