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Global Study Finds Parental Psychological Control Declines as Teens Age
Original: Global Study Finds Parental Psychological Control Usually Declines as Teens Age
A global study finds that parents' use of psychological control — tactics like guilt-tripping, shaming or withdrawing affection — typically decreases as adolescents get older, suggesting parents gradually loosen controlling behaviour as teens mature and seek independence. The research, reported by ColombiaOne, offers reassurance that such parenting pressures tend to ease over the teenage years rather than persist.
Why now: Parents and educators are likely interested in new research-based insight into how parenting styles change during adolescence.
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