Transmission of Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction Between Parents and Adolescents: The Critical Role of Parental Perceptions

Although studies have documented the importance of basic psychological need satisfaction in parent–child relationships, a gap remains understanding how parent and adolescent are associated. Using two longitudinal intergenerational data sets (200 parent–adolescent dyads 408 mother–adolescent dyads; waves), we examined whether (a) parents’ predicts adolescents’ (parental needs effect), (b) (child’s (c) parental perception adolescent’s effect). Findings from cross-lagged path models analogous to actor–partner interdependence only supported effects: Parents’ T1 their predicted T2 self-reported satisfaction, especially for autonomy competence needs. highlight perceptions, which may benefit design new interventions