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Fan X, Liu Y. The Negative Effect of Siblings on Perspective-Taking in Adulthood under Chinese Culture. Behav Sci (Basel) 2024; 14:599. [PMID: 39062422 PMCID: PMC11274031 DOI: 10.3390/bs14070599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2024] [Revised: 07/10/2024] [Accepted: 07/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Evidence from Western developed countries has consistently found that children with sibling(s) showed better perspective-taking (PT) than only children. However, this was not the case in developing countries like China. Our study investigates whether the potentially hindering effect of having sibling(s) on PT persists into adulthood within the context of contemporary Chinese culture. We employed self-report questionnaires to measure PT, perceived parental care, and sibling relationships among Chinese young adults (21.93 ± 2.35 years old). Our findings indicate that in China, (1) having sibling(s) hinders individuals' PT in adulthood, (2) a potential mechanism for this effect is that having sibling(s) leads individuals to perceive less parental care during early life, and (3) for those with sibling(s), higher sibling intimacy can enhance PT, particularly among older sister-younger brother pairs. These results suggest that in developing countries such as China, while sibling(s) may diminish PT to some extent, factors like parental care and sibling intimacy can serve as protective factors that mitigate the negative impacts of sibling(s) on PT.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xingyu Fan
- School of Psychology, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China;
- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Brain Development, Changchun 130024, China
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- School of Psychology, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China;
- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Brain Development, Changchun 130024, China
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Hou Y, Yan T, Zhang J. The relationship between parental involvement and psychological adjustment among Chinese children with autism spectrum disorder in the transition from kindergarten to primary school: A chain-mediating model. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1087729. [PMID: 36891207 PMCID: PMC9986549 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1087729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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Introduction This study examined the impact of parental involvement on the psychological adjustment of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and the role of parenting self-efficacy and parenting stress in the transition from kindergarten to primary school. Methods Using the questionnaires, we collected data from 237 Chinese parents of children with ASD. Results Mediation analyses showed that parental involvement partially promoted the psychological adjustment of children with ASD, which was reflected in the fact that parental involvement promoted children's prosocial behavior but did not reduce their emotional/behavioral problems. Mediation analyses also revealed the role of the mediator in parenting stress between parental involvement and the psychological adjustment of children. Additionally, the results suggested that parenting self-efficacy and parenting stress played a chain-mediating role in the association between parental involvement and psychological adjustment in children with ASD. Discussion These findings enhance our understanding of the mechanisms underlying the relationship between parental involvement and psychological adjustment in children with ASD in the transition from kindergarten to primary school.
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- Yujia Hou
- Early Childhood Education College, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Special Education Department, Faculty of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Special Education, Binzhou Medical University, Binzhou, Shandong, China
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Qian G, Wu Y, Wang W, Li L, Hu X, Li R, Liu C, Huang A, Han R, An Y, Dou G. Parental psychological control and adolescent social problems: The mediating effect of emotion regulation. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:995211. [PMID: 36386966 PMCID: PMC9640758 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.995211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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This study aimed to investigate relationships among parental psychological control, adolescent emotion regulation, and social problems in China. In total, 1,145 adolescents aged 12-15 years participated in the study, which used the Parental Psychological Control Scale, Adolescent Problem Behavior Scale, and Emotion Regulation Scale. The results indicated the following: (1) Compared with only-child teens, adolescents in multi-child families had significant social problems; (2) parental psychological control significantly predicted adolescents' social problems; (3) there was a partially mediating effect of adolescents' emotion regulation between parental psychological control and adolescents' social problems.
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- Guoying Qian
- College of Preschool Education, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
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- School of Psychology, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, China.,Research Center of Jiangxi Social Psychological Service System Construction, Nanchang, China.,Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Psychology and Cognitive Science, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Psychology, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, China
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- Xi'an Gaoxin No. 1 Middle School, Xi'an, China
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- School of Psychology, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, China.,Research Center of Jiangxi Social Psychological Service System Construction, Nanchang, China.,Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Psychology and Cognitive Science, Nanchang, China
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- College of Preschool Education, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
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- College of Preschool Education, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
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- College of Preschool Education, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
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- College of Preschool Education, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
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- College of Preschool Education, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
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- School of Education, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, China
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