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Authoritative Parenting

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Introduction

Family relationships are some of the most rewarding and complex relationships a person can experience and for many, are influential over the course of a lifetime. More specifically, parent-child relationships can determine various aspects of family functioning. Different parenting styles can promote or hinder child development. Authoritative parenting style has been deemed the ideal parenting style that offers healthy child adjustment (Minaie et al. 2015).

Theoretical Context for Concept

Diana Baumrind (1971) developed one of the most widely used theories of parenting typology. Through her extensive work of observing children from elementary school through adolescents, Baumrind created three parenting styles: authoritarian, authoritative, and permissive (Pellerin 2005). Maccoby and Martin then expanded Baumrind’s theory and provided further detail of different parenting styles (Wang and Fletcher 2016).

The different parenting styles are based on intensity of two...

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Queen of Peace Center, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Jessica L. Chou

  2. School of Social Work, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Shannon Cooper-Sadlo

  3. Community Treatment, Inc. (COMTREA), Comprehensive Health Center, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Agnes Jos

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  1. Jessica L. Chou
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Correspondence to Jessica L. Chou .

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Center for Applied Psychological and Family Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Jay L. Lebow

  2. The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Center for Applied Psychological and Family Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Anthony L. Chambers

  3. The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Center for Applied Psychological and Family Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Douglas C. Breunlin

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  1. University of Saint Joseph, West Harford, CT, USA

    Rachel Diamond Ph.D.

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Chou, J.L., Cooper-Sadlo, S., Jos, A. (2019). Authoritative Parenting. In: Lebow, J.L., Chambers, A.L., Breunlin, D.C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49425-8_587

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