Maternal and paternal parenting: Critical dimensions in adolescent functioning.

Three dimensions of parenting exhibited by mothers and fathers were examined: acceptance, firm control, and psychological control. Ss were 70 adolescents and their parents. The results indicated that (1) mothers reported exhibiting each parenting dimension more than fathers; (2) acceptance by each parent predicted that parent's relationship with the adolescent; (3) the father's acceptance score was the primary predictor of adolescent functioning outside the home; and (4) the mother's and the father's parenting styles interacted to predict some areas of adolescent functioning. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)