In terms of self-regulation and independence, adolescents who have ________ parents fare best.
a. permissive
b. authoritarian
c. authoritative
d. disengaged
Question 2
The surprising commonality of the disengaged parenting style in adolescence may be due to
a. adolescents not seeking out their parents opinions on key moral issues.
b. parents backing away from adolescents due to their argumentativeness.
c. the fact that children of disengaged parents do better in school than children of highly engaged parents.
d. the fact that most parents of adolescents are retired and busily engaged in their own leisure activities.