Abstract

• The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of parental psychological control on externalized behaviors of high school students. A total of 932 high school students (460 males and 472 females) from 17 selected schools in Sagaing Region, Mandalay Region and Kachin State. The required sample was selected by using random sampling technique. Quantitative research approach and questionnaire survey method were used As the research instruments, Psychological Control Scale-Youth Self-Report (PCS-YSR) by Barber (1996) and Psychological Control-Disrespect Scale (PCDS) by Barber et al. (2012) were used to measure parental psychological control and Child Behavior Checklist (Child–Report Form, Achenbach, 2001, revised form) was used to measure externalized behaviors of high school students Descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test, one-way ANOVA, post hoc test, correlation and stepwise multiple regression analysis were used in this study. The overall results showed that most of high school students fell into moderate parental psychological control level group. The results indicated that female students have high level of parental psychological control than that of male students. ANOVA result indicated that there were statistically significant differences among parental psychological control levels on externalized behaviors of high school students.