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Nina S. Mounts
Researcher at Northern Illinois University
Publications - 40
Citations - 7749
Nina S. Mounts is an academic researcher from Northern Illinois University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Peer group & Parenting styles. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 36 publications receiving 7451 citations. Previous affiliations of Nina S. Mounts include Urbana University & Syracuse University.
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Patterns of Competence and Adjustment among Adolescents from Authoritative, Authoritarian, Indulgent, and Neglectful Families
TL;DR: Adolescents whose parents are characterized as authoritarian score reasonably well on measures indexing obedience and conformity to the standards of adults but have relatively poorer self-conceptions than other youngsters, while adolescents from indulgent homes evidence a strong sense of self-confidence but report a higher frequency of substance abuse and school misconduct and are less engaged in school.
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Over-time changes in adjustment and competence among adolescents from authoritative, authoritarian, indulgent, and neglectful families
TL;DR: Differences in adjustment associated with variations in parenting are either maintained or increase over time, whereas the benefits of authoritative parenting are largely in the maintenance of previous levels of high adjustment, the deleterious consequences of neglectful parenting continue to accumulate.
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Authoritative parenting, psychosocial maturity, and academic success among adolescents.
TL;DR: The authors found that adolescents who describe their parents as treating them warmly, democratically, and firmly are more likely than their peers to develop positive attitudes toward, and beliefs about, their achievement.
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Authoritative parenting and adolescent adjustment across varied ecological niches.
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Parenting Practices and Peer Group Affiliation in Adolescence
TL;DR: Data indicated that specific parenting practices were significantly associated with specific adolescent behaviors (academic achievement, drug use, self-reliance), which in turn were significantly related to membership in common adolescent crowds.