Ebeveynlik, ergenlik döneminde benlik ve pozitif gelişim: Bir ara değişken modeli

This study examined the effect of parenting (warmth, control, and induction) and demographic characteristics (age and socioeconomic status) on self and positive development of adolescents in Turkish context. Another focus of the study was investigation of role of parenting on perception of parental authority. Autonomous-related self ?considered to be an optimal model for self development- was expected to develop in a context of positive parenting practices and with age. In addition, adolescent autonomy and relatedness were expected to mediate the role of positive parenting on positive development.Participants of the study were 630 9th and 12th grade high school students in Istanbul. The data were collected by administration of self-report questionnaires. The results indicated that a) parental warmth and induction positively affected autonomous-relatedness; b) parental warmth affected positive developmental outcomes both directly and indirectly by promoting autonomous-relatedness; c) from middle to late adolescence, levels of parental control decreased and adolescent autonomy increased; whereas relatedness levels did not change with age; d) adolescents perceived highly controlling parenting as legitimate, if high control was accompanied by moderate-to-high levels of parental warmth; e) parental warmth and induction decreased levels of adolescent autonomy via leading to acceptance of control; f) low parental warmth resulted in low levels of self-worth and social competence; and this effect was more pronounced in existence of low parental control.Some important contributions were exploration of the role of parenting on perception of parental control; testing the mediation by `acceptance of control? of the parenting-autonomy link; and examination of positive youth development indicators in association with parenting and self development in middle and late adolescence. New measures for acceptance of control and parental induction in adolescence were developed.