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Autonomy and Children's Reactions to Being Controlled: Evidence that Both Compliance and Defiance May Be Positive Markers in Early Development
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Dix, Theodore; Stewart, Amanda D.; Gershoff, Elizabeth T.; Day, William H. – Child Development, 2007
This study examined reactions of 1-year-olds and young 2-year-olds to being controlled by mothers. Mothers' supportive behavior predicted children's willing compliance. However, contrary to research with older children, defiance was also associated with variables linked to maternal competence, specifically, mothers' supportive behavior,…
Descriptors: Mothers, Depression (Psychology), Toddlers, Behavioral Science Research