Towards a Concept of Parental Authority in Adolescence

The notion of authority is common in the literature on parent-child relationships. However, the notion of ‘parental authority’ remains largely unspecified. The present article first critically reviews conceptualisations of parental authority in selected developmental-psychological approaches. We fin...

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Main Authors: Metka Kuhar, Herwig Reiter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Ljubljana 2013-06-01
Series:Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal
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Online Access:https://ojs.cepsj.si/index.php/cepsj/article/view/243
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description The notion of authority is common in the literature on parent-child relationships. However, the notion of ‘parental authority’ remains largely unspecified. The present article first critically reviews conceptualisations of parental authority in selected developmental-psychological approaches. We find the absence of an explicit and integrated theoretical and empirical conceptualisation of parental authority, as well as a certain lack of consistency in the application of the concept. Against the background of this review, we suggest initial steps towards a concept of parental authority as relational, dynamic and co-constituted in the sense of a joint product and outcome of family relationships.
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spelling doaj-art-0cd1e94408d74e59a62bd15b03178a6a2025-08-20T03:48:41ZengUniversity of LjubljanaCenter for Educational Policy Studies Journal1855-97192232-26472013-06-0132Towards a Concept of Parental Authority in AdolescenceMetka KuharHerwig ReiterThe notion of authority is common in the literature on parent-child relationships. However, the notion of ‘parental authority’ remains largely unspecified. The present article first critically reviews conceptualisations of parental authority in selected developmental-psychological approaches. We find the absence of an explicit and integrated theoretical and empirical conceptualisation of parental authority, as well as a certain lack of consistency in the application of the concept. Against the background of this review, we suggest initial steps towards a concept of parental authority as relational, dynamic and co-constituted in the sense of a joint product and outcome of family relationships.https://ojs.cepsj.si/index.php/cepsj/article/view/243Parental authorityControlPowerRecognitionParentchild relationshipAdolescence
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Towards a Concept of Parental Authority in Adolescence
Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal
Parental authority
Control
Power
Recognition
Parentchild relationship
Adolescence
title Towards a Concept of Parental Authority in Adolescence
title_full Towards a Concept of Parental Authority in Adolescence
title_fullStr Towards a Concept of Parental Authority in Adolescence
title_full_unstemmed Towards a Concept of Parental Authority in Adolescence
title_short Towards a Concept of Parental Authority in Adolescence
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topic Parental authority
Control
Power
Recognition
Parentchild relationship
Adolescence
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