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Youth Autonomy

Youth Autonomy is a psychological construct denoting the capacity of adolescents and young adults to exercise independent decision-making, self-regulation, and personal responsibility in the transition to adulthood, distinguishing it from related developmental concepts by its focus on the gradual acquisition of independence within social, emotional, and institutional contexts.

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29.1K

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421

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420

The Vicissitudes of Autonomy in Early Adolescence

Laurence Steinberg, Susan B. Silverberg · Child Development · 1986 · 1.2K citations

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The Vicissitudes of Autonomy in Early Adolescence

Laurence Steinberg, Susan B. Silverberg · Child Development · 1986 · 1.1K citations

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Parent and Teacher Autonomy-Support in Russian and U.S. Adolescents

Valery Chirkov, Richard M. Ryan · Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology · 2001 · 718 citations

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Emotional Autonomy versus Detachment: Revisiting the Vicissitudes of Adolescence and Young Adulthood

Richard M. Ryan, John H. Lynch · Child Development · 1989 · 607 citations

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Longitudinal Assessment of Autonomy and Relatedness in Adolescent-Family Interactions as Predictors of Adolescent Ego Development and Self-Esteem

Joseph P. Allen, Stuart T. Hauser, Kathy L. Bell et al. · Child Development · 1994 · 596 citations

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  1. JP
    Joseph P. Allen

    University of Virginia, United States

    16 publications · 2.3K citations

    15

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  2. MV
    Maarten Vansteenkiste

    Ghent University, Belgium

    10 publications · 1.2K citations

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  3. BS
    Bart Soenens

    Ghent University, Belgium

    8 publications · 923 citations

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  4. SV
    Stijn Van Petegem

    University of Lausanne, Switzerland

    8 publications · 906 citations

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  5. WB
    Wim Beyers

    Ghent University, Belgium

    7 publications · 1K citations

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Institutions

421

  1. University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, United States

    13 h-index

    28 publications

    4.1K citations

  2. University of Rochester

    Rochester, United States

    10 h-index

    16 publications

    3.5K citations

  3. Ghent University

    Ghent, Belgium

    9 h-index

    32 publications

    3.7K citations

  4. University of Kansas

    Lawrence, United States

    9 h-index

    13 publications

    546 citations

  5. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    1.1K citations

  6. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    7 h-index

    14 publications

    1.1K citations

  7. Loyola University Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    7 h-index

    24 publications

    795 citations

  8. Friedrich Schiller University Jena

    Jena, Germany

    6 h-index

    14 publications

    294 citations

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Venues

  1. Child Development

    19 publications · 6.1K citations

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  2. Journal of Youth and Adolescence

    17 publications · 1.9K citations

    14

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  3. Journal of Adolescence

    JoA · 14 publications · 1.1K citations

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  4. Journal of Adolescent Research

    10 publications · 763 citations

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  5. PubMed

    Repository · 9 publications · 381 citations

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