On the origins of early leadership: The role of authoritative parenting practices and mastery orientation

Franklin T. Kudo, Jeffrey L. Longhofer, Jerry E. Floersch

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Abstract

This is an exploratory study that examines how leadership potential may initially develop in adolescent children through specific parenting practices. It investigates whether adolescent children raised in an authoritative parenting environment can be linked to transformational leadership. Additionally, this study looks at the healthy parent-child interaction that promotes emotional autonomy and mastery orientation. These important psychological dispositions may form the basis for transformational leadership thinking and behavior, especially in young nascent leaders.Through the use of survey instruments, data from 245 adolescent boys and a few girls were collected. The results obtained help explain the possible interactions between parenting and leadership development in adolescents. The study revealed a positive relationship between authoritative parenting practices, emotional autonomy, mastery orientation, and transformational leadership.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)345-375
Number of pages31
JournalLeadership
Volume8
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2012

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Strategy and Management

Keywords

  • achievement goal orientation
  • adolescent leadership development
  • authoritative parenting
  • emotional autonomy
  • mastery orientation
  • performance orientation
  • transformational leadership

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