The Jingle–Jangle Fallacy in Adolescent Autonomy in the Family: In Search o…

The construct of autonomy has a rich, though quite controversial, history in adolescent psychology. The present investigation aimed to clarify the meaning and measurement of adolescent autonomy in the family. Based on theory and previous research, we examined whether two dimensions would underlie a wide range of autonomyrelated measures, using data from two adolescent samples (N = 707, 51 % gi…