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The Jingle–Jangle Fallacy in Adolescent Autonomy in the Family: In Search of an Underlying Structure

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The construct of autonomy has a rich, though quite controversial, history in adolescent psychology. The present investigation aimed to clarify the meaning and measurement of adolescent autonomy in the family. Based on theory and previous research, we examined whether two dimensions would underlie a wide range of autonomy-related measures, using data from two adolescent samples (N = 707, 51 % girls, and N = 783, 59 % girls, age range = 14–21 years). Clear evidence was found for a two-dimensional structure, with the first dimension reflecting “volition versus pressure”, that is, the degree to which adolescents experience a sense of volition and choice as opposed to feelings of pressure and coercion in the parent–adolescent relationship. The second dimension reflected “distance versus proximity”, which involves the degree of interpersonal distance in the parent-adolescent relationship. Whereas volition related to higher well-being, less problem behavior and a secure attachment style, distance was associated mainly with more problem behavior and an avoidant attachment style. These associations were not moderated by age. The discussion focuses on the meaning of adolescent autonomy and on the broader implications of the current findings.

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  1. The FDMS comprised issues coming from five different domains (i.e., personal, friendship, prudential, conventional and moral). However, exploratory factor analysis only differentiated between two highly correlated latent factors, one pertaining to personal, friendship and prudential issues and one relating to conventional and moral issues. Subsequent analyses, where we split the FDMS score up into two separate scores, yielded almost identical results, both in terms of the loadings on the two underlying dimensions (cf. Aim 1) as well as the associations with age and psychosocial functioning (cf. Aim 2). Therefore, we chose not to differentiate between these domains.

  2. All items from the new scales can be obtained from the authors.

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We would like to thank Bart Soenens and Loes Keijsers for their useful comments on earlier drafts of the manuscript. SVP coordinated the project, conceived of the study, participated in the design, coordinated the data collection, analyzed the data and drafted the manuscript. MV and WB participated in the study design, helped in the collection and interpretation of the data and in drafting the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. This research was supported by Grant 3F009009 from the Fund for Scientific Research Flanders.

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Van Petegem, S., Vansteenkiste, M. & Beyers, W. The Jingle–Jangle Fallacy in Adolescent Autonomy in the Family: In Search of an Underlying Structure. J Youth Adolescence 42, 994–1014 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-012-9847-7

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