Roman, Nicolette V.Human, AnjaHiss, Donavon2014-02-092014-02-092012Roman, N.V., Human, A. & Hiss, D. (2012). Young South African adults perceptions of parent psychological control and antisocial behaviour. Social Behaviour and Personality, 40 (7): 1163-11741179-6391http://hdl.handle.net/10566/996We extended prior research by investigating perceptions of parental psychological control as a contributor to young adults’ antisocial behavior in a sample of 382 South African university students aged between 18 and 25 years. Barber’s (1996) measure of parental psychological control and the Youth Self-Report (Achenbach & Edelbrock, 1987) questionnaires were administered for data collection. A positive relationship was found between parental psychological control and the antisocial behavior of young adults. Additionally, the results of the hierarchical regression analysis suggest that maternal psychological control, compared to paternal psychological control, was a stronger predictor of antisocial behavior.en© Society for Personality Research (Inc.). Permission granted to reproduce the journal article in this Repository.Young adultsPsychological controlParentingAntisocial behaviourYoung South African adults perceptions of parent psychological control and antisocial behaviourArticle