The present study was designed to study adolescentproblem behavior (internalizing and externalizingproblems ) in relat ion to emot ional autonomy(deidealization of parents, non-dependency on parents,individuation, perceiving parents as people) ,and parentchildrelationship (mothers’ care, fathers’ care, mothers’overprotection, fathers’ overprotection). For this purpose200 adolescent boys (age range 13-15 years, fromPatiala, India) were administered Youth Self Report(Achenbach, 1991), Emotional Autonomy Scale (Steinberg& Silverberg, 1986), and Parental Bonding Inventory(Parker, Tupling, & Brown, 1979). Pearsons’ ProductMoment Correlation analyses reveals that deidealizationof parents and nondependency on parents, and mothers’overprotection are positively correlated with adolescentproblem behavior. Mothers’ care is inversely correlatedwith adolescent problem behaviour. Stepwise MultipleRegression Analyses reveals that positive contributorsto adolescent problem behavior are individuation,deidealization of parents, and fathers’ care. While thosecontributing inversely to adolescent problem behavior aremothers’ care and fathers’ overprotection, and perceivingparents as people dimension of emotional autonomy. Theresults have been discussed in the light of cultural context. Key words: adolescence; problem behavior; emotionalautonomy; parent-child relationship Resume La presente etude a ete concue pour etudier lecomportement des adolescents probleme (troublesinternalises et externalises) par rapport a l’autonomieaffective (deidealization des parents, non-dependancea l’egard des parents, l’individuation, les parentspercevoir comme des personnes), et la relation parentenfant(soins des meres, des soins, les meres des peressurprotection, la surprotection des peres). Pour ce but 200adolescents (tranche d’âge 13-15 ans, de Patiala, Inde)ont ete administres rapport d’auto jeunesse (Achenbach,1991), echelle de l’autonomie emotionnelle (Steinberg& Silverberg , Inventaire Collage 1986), et des parents(Parker, Tupling, & Brown, 1979). Pearsons ‘analysesde correlation produit Moment revele que deidealizationdes parents et des nondependency sur les parents et lesmeres des surprotection sont positivement correles avecles problemes de comportement chez les adolescents.soins des meres est inversement correlee aux problemesde comportement chez les adolescents. pas a pas multiplesanalyses de regression revele que les contributeurs positifsa problemes de comportement chez les adolescents sontl’individuation, deidealization des parents, et des peres desoins. Alors que ceux qui contribuent aux problemes decomportement inverse chez les adolescents sont des meresde soins et de la surprotection des peres, et les parentspercevant comme dimension humaine de l’autonomieaffective. les resultats ont ete discutes a la lumiere ducontexte culturel. Mots cles: Adolescence; Les problemes de comportement;L'autonomie affective; Relation parent-enfant