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  • Autonomous and controlled motivation for parenting : associations with parent and child outcomes 

    Jungert, Tomas; Landry, Renée; Joussemet, Mireille; Mageau, Geneviève; Gingras, Isabelle; Koestner, Richard (Springer, 2014-06-14)
    The present investigation examined motivation for parenting and some of its correlates in parents and children. The data came from samples of 151 first-time mothers of infants, 153 mothers of middle school children, and 260 mothers and fathers of ...
  • A self-determination theory perspective on parenting 

    Joussemet, Mireille; Landry, Renée; Koestner, Richard (Canadian Psychological Association, 2008-08)
    This article describes research on parenting that supports children's need for autonomy. First, the authors define parental autonomy support and distinguish it from permissiveness or independence promotion. The authors also define psychologically ...