Parental Involvement During the College Transition: A Review and Suggestion for its Conceptual Definition

被引：40
作者：
Lowe K. [1 ]
Dotterer A.M. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Department of Psychology, Clark University, 950 Main Street, Worcester, 01610, MA
[2] Department of Family, Consumer, and Human Development, Utah State University, 2905 Old Main Hill, Logan, 84341-2905, UT
来源：
Adolescent Research Review | 2018年 / 3卷 / 1期
关键词：
College student outcomes; College transition; Emerging adulthood; Higher education; Parental involvement;
D O I：
10.1007/s40894-017-0058-z
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摘要：
The transition to college is a salient ecological shift in emerging adults’ lives that has important implications for renegotiating parental involvement as youth gain independence while navigating the world of higher education. However, the construct of parental involvement itself lacks clear characterization in literatures spanning higher education and developmental psychology, which is of significant concern given the universality of parental programming across college campuses nationwide. Therefore, the current article aimed to review and integrate theoretical and empirical literatures across higher education and developmental psychology to suggest a definition of parental involvement that is appropriate for the developmental period of emerging adulthood and the context of the college transition. We define parental involvement as a multidimensional construct composed of parental support giving, parent-student contact, and parental academic engagement, and provide a unified theoretical perspective on how changes in parental involvement are inherently linked to emerging adults’ development of self-sufficiency via integration into the autonomy-supportive context of college. We conclude with a brief review of research linking parental involvement and student outcomes, with a focus on identifying key limitations to formulate practical suggestions for future work, notably the need to consistently adhere to a clear and appropriate definition of parental involvement. © 2017, Springer International Publishing.
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