Psychological Development and Education ›› 2019, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (1): 23-31.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2019.01.03

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Parental Autonomy Support and Adolescents' Future Planning: The Mediating Role of Basic Psychological Needs and Personal Growth Initiative

XU Danjia1, YU Chengfu1, DOU Kai1, LIANG Ziqin1, LI Zhenhua1, NIE Yangang1,2   

  1. 1. Research Center of Adolescent Psychology and Behavior, School of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006;
    2. Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
  • Published:2019-01-30

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Abstract: Based on self-determination theory, the present study investigated the relationships between adolescents' perceived parental autonomy support and future planning, and the chained mediating effect of basic psychological need and personal growth initiative in the relationship. 526 middle school students of four schools (2 junior high schools and 2 high schools) were recruited in the study to complete the Parental Autonomy Support Scale, Basic Psychological Need Scale, Personal Growth Initiative Scale (PGIS) and Future Planning Scale. The results indicated that:(1) parental autonomy support can only positively predict adolescents' future planning for education, but not for occupation; (2) basic psychological needs and personal growth initiative play a role of chained mediating in the prediction of parental autonomy support for adolescents' future planning; (3) after bringing the mediating effect of psychological needs and personal growth initiative into the relationship, parental autonomy support has significant negative residual effects on adolescents' future occupation planning, but that on future education planning is not significant. This suggests that the impact of parental autonomy support on the future planning of adolescents may be bad.

Key words: adolescents, parental autonomy support, future planning, basic psychological needs, personal growth initiative

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  • B844
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