Is Parental Autonomy Support Beneficial for Late Adolescents’ Emotional Outcomes?---It Depends on the Level of Parental Psychological Control!

The study examined how parental psychological control and autonomy support interacted to predict emotion regulation and self-esteem among 384 undergraduates. Regression analyses showed autonomy support interacted with psychological control in predicting students’ outcomes. Autonomy support was associated with higher emotion regulation and self-esteem among students who reported lower psychological control.