Gender differences in perceived family involvement and perceived family control during emerging adulthood: A cross-country comparison in Southern Europe

The aim of the present study was to explore gender differences in perceived parental involvement and perceived psychological and behavioral control during emerging adulthood in two Southern European countries (Spain and Portugal). Data were collected from 491 Portuguese and 552 Spanish undergraduate...

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Autores: García Mendoza, María del Carmen, Parra Jiménez, Águeda, Sánchez Queija, María Inmaculada, Oliveira, José Egídio, Coimbra, Susana
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/128150
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/128150
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-021-02122-y
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:perceived parental involvement
perceived parental control
emerging adulthood
gender differences
cross-national comparison
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Sumario:The aim of the present study was to explore gender differences in perceived parental involvement and perceived psychological and behavioral control during emerging adulthood in two Southern European countries (Spain and Portugal). Data were collected from 491 Portuguese and 552 Spanish undergraduate emerging adults (53.7 % women and 46.3 % men) aged between 18 and 29 years (M = 20.24 and SD = 2.12). Results indicated that women perceived higher levels of parental involvement than men in both countries, and men perceived more behavioral control than women in Portugal. Furthermore, gender was found to moderate the association between perceived parental involvement and perceived psychological and behavioral control differently in each country. Taken together, our findings suggest that gender-differentiated socialization patterns persist during emerging adulthood and that these patterns may be affected by the sociocultural context.