Controlling and Autonomy-Supportive Parenting:Beyond Indonesian Adolescent Perception
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Autonomy, Controlling, Supportive ParentingAbstract
This study aims to identify the perceptions of adolescents in Indonesia regarding independence support received from parents, based on gender, educational level, age, educational background of father and mother. The research method used was descriptive quantitative. The research sample used a convenience sampling technique totaling 979 youth, consisting of 399 junior high school youth, 578 high school youth, and 2 youth whose education level was not identified. Data were obtained using the Perceived Parental Autonomy Support Scale (P-PASS) from Mageau, et al., (2015) which has been adapted into Indonesian with a reliability level of 1.00. The results showed that the percentage of adolescents who perceive autonomy support from parents in the controlling category is higher than in the supporting category. The results of the t test show that there are differences in the perceptions of adolescents based on their mother's educational background and the device facilities they have; but there is no difference in the perception of adolescents based on gender, educational level, and educational background of the father. Middle and high school adolescents in Indonesia perceive their parents' parenting as controlling rather than supporting independence.
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