Researchers have noted that what is seen to be a reasonable level of control varies as a function of sociocultural context.3 Attitudes toward control are generally more positive in non Anglo - European cultures, with these attitudes having less detrimental effects on children's development because they are more normative and less likely to be interpreted as rejecting or unloving.3, 4 In accord with the realization that children's behaviour affects that of their parents, researchers have found that, whereas parent attitudes affect child behaviour, this relation shifts as the child grows, with adolescent behaviour having an impact on parenting style and
Researchers have noted that what is
seen to be a reasonable level of control varies as a function of sociocultural context.3 Attitudes toward control are generally more
positive in non Anglo - European cultures, with these attitudes having less detrimental
effects on children's development because they are more normative and less likely to be interpreted as rejecting or unloving.3, 4 In accord with the realization that children's behaviour affects that of their parents,
researchers have found that, whereas parent attitudes affect child behaviour, this relation shifts as the child grows, with adolescent behaviour having an impact on parenting style and
researchers have found that, whereas parent attitudes affect child behaviour, this relation shifts as the child grows, with adolescent behaviour having an impact on parenting style and attitudes.5