Term ID: T4109

Overcompliance

/overcompliance/
Excessive adherence to rules, requests, or expectations that goes beyond what is necessary or healthy.
Example: Children who follow all instructions without question, even when some degree of autonomy or assertion would be appropriate.

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Reference: Kuczynski & Kochanska (1990)