1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«The goal of the present study was to document the psychometric properties of the French version of the P-PASS [Perceived Parental Autonomy Support Scale], a multidimensional measure of the ASvsCP [autonomy support versus controlling parenting] component.» (p. 253)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
L’étude est basée sur deux échantillons. Le premier est composé de 210 jeunes adultes (50 hommes et 131 femmes) recrutés dans des établissements d’enseignement de Montréal. Le deuxième est constitué de 315 jeunes adultes (85 hommes, 202 femmes et 28 personnes dont le sexe n’est pas spécifié) recrutés dans des établissements d’enseignement de la métropole.

Instruments :
Questionnaire

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

«The perceived autonomy support scale had incremental predictive validity above and beyond perceived controlling parenting, but also beyond parental acceptance and monitoring, when predicting young adults’ life satisfaction, self-esteem and positive affect. These results point to the importance of measuring both autonomy-supportive and controlling behaviors when assessing the ASvsCP parenting component. […] The present findings also show that despite the strong positive correlation between the perceived autonomy support scale and parental acceptance, autonomy support and acceptance are not redundant. […] Results also showed that the P-PASS perceived controlling parenting scale negatively predicts life satisfaction above and beyond parental acceptance and monitoring […] The negative correlation between the P-PASS autonomy support and controlling parenting factors supports the proposition that young adults perceive autonomy-supportive behaviors and controlling ones as being incompatible […]. It is likely that when asked to evaluate the extent to which their parents engage in autonomy-supportive behaviors, young adults interpret their parents’ behaviors in light of their use of controlling strategies.» (p. 259)