"To control that influence" means to have power or authority over something or someone in order to manage or regulate its impact or effect. Full definition
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The results indicate that, for both African American and European American youth, low parental control influences delinquency indirectly through its effect on deviant peer affiliation, whereas maternal support has both direct and indirect effects. (link.springer.com)