This stud), examined the contrihution of"perceived parental lI 'arll1th. monitoring. andrnstrictlless to the del'elopment ot adolescents' a/litudinal, /imctiono/. and emotional alltonomy andrnits direct e(fixt on the p,lychoso" ial adjllstment o(adolescents, The stlldy also examined the rolern,fwl ({do/escL' nls' OIfIO}7()I11.' , IlIa.' in medialing the re/olio l1ship helll 'een pC',.ceil'l!d pOl"el1l "rnr/u/l'.C('JJI relati()nships und adolescents' fJ.~ych()s()cial o((ius/men/.rnThe sllldl' liDS cOlldllCl c'" in a sample of" .;00 randomly selected gmdes 9, 10, II, 12rnstudellts. 8111'1'e), scoles Irere elliployed to col/ect the datu Series of"mliitiple regression anail'sesrn(flld putlillfodel coetficiellt de/ )it'led that perceil'ed porenta/lvarmth and monitoring lI'ere positil'ernpredictors o( adolescents' a/litudinal, emotional, and .limctional aUfOnollf)'. Furthermore,rnI)('{'cei l'ed IHII'el1/(f/ 11'Urmth UII" monitoring lI'ere also positil'e predictors of" ado/escel1fs' self:rnreliullce und negutil'e prediclors of' adolesceJ71s' distress and prob/em he/wvior. Perceil'edrn/)(Irell/ul strictness 11'US neg(f{irely related and predicted adolescents' selj:reliance and alsornI)osilil'el), predicted adolescem., 'distress and prob/em behavior,rnThe path allalnis resu/ts indicated that perceived parental warmth. monitoring ondrns,r;c!Ju!. , /7u'(! sixnUicul1! IIh't/fofed e/lec/ on adulescenls' disln:ss onti se(r-reliance riorn"do/escel1ls' ellfotionu/. .timcliol1u/. and a/liludinal autonomy. Hmre l'er, perceil'ed porentudo/