par De Spiegeleer, Frederik;Flamant, Nele;Van Petegem, Stijn Julien ;Vansteenkiste, Maarten;Soenens, Bart
Référence Journal of child and family studies, 34, 6, page (1604-1622)
Publication Publié, 2025-06-01
Article révisé par les pairs
Résumé : Overprotective parenting is associated with developmental difficulties in adolescents, with adolescents’ frustration of the basic psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness playing a critical role herein. However, the negative effects of overprotection might depend on how adolescents cope with overprotective parenting. The present study, relying on a person-centered approach, aimed to identify profiles of coping and to examine to which extent these profiles alter the association between overprotective parenting and consequences. A total of 509 Belgian adolescents (Mage = 17.2 years; SD age = 0.91, age range: 15–21 years) completed questionnaires, including a measure of four coping strategies to deal with overprotective parenting (i.e., opposition, submission, negotiation, and accommodation). Cluster analysis revealed five distinct coping profiles: flexible strategies, rigid strategies, passive strategies, active strategies, and low coping. Associations between parental overprotection, psychological need frustration, and subsequent internalizing problems were less pronounced among adolescents in the flexible (i.e., negotiation and accommodation) coping profile compared to adolescents in other profiles. The most pronounced associations were obtained among adolescents in the profiles with rigid strategies and passive strategies. These results highlight the importance of using a person-centered approach to gain a more profound understanding of the consequences of adolescents’ coping with overprotective parenting.

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