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Alcaide M, Garcia OF, Queiroz P, Garcia F. Adjustment and maladjustment to later life: Evidence about early experiences in the family. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1059458. [PMID: 36935989 PMCID: PMC10017455 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1059458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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Introduction Previous parenting studies with European-American families have identified optimal parenting as being based on warmth combined with strictness (i.e., authoritative parenting). The present study analyzes, in adolescents and adults, their adjustment and maladjustment related to age and their early experiences in the family. Methods The sample consisted of 2,158 Spanish people (58.29% women): 624 adolescents, 630 young adults, 504 middle-aged adults, and 400 older adults. The families were classified into one of the four parental typologies (authoritative, indulgent, authoritarian, and neglectful) based on their scores in the two main dimensions (warmth and strictness). Child functioning was measured as components of adjustment (self-esteem, emotional self-concept, and empathy) and maladjustment (aggression and hostile sexism). Results Overall, only adolescents and adult children raised in indulgent families reported the highest self-esteem, emotional self-concept, and empathy, and the lowest aggression and hostile sexism. Authoritative parenting (warmth with strictness) was related to a lower emotional self-concept and greater aggression and hostile sexism than indulgent parenting (warmth without strictness). The worst scores corresponded to authoritarian and neglectful parenting. Discussion The present findings provide new evidence about early experiences in the family, even after parental socialization has ended. Interestingly, contrary to the main findings from classic studies with European-American families, only high parental warmth combined with low parental strictness (i.e., indulgent parenting) is always positive for greater adjustment and less maladjustment in all age groups.
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- Marta Alcaide
- Department of Methodology of the Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- *Correspondence: Oscar F. Garcia,
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Trairi, Brazil
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- Department of Methodology of the Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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Gómez‐Ortiz O, Rubio A, Roldán‐Barrios A, Ridao P, López‐Verdugo EI. Parental stress and life satisfaction: A comparative study of social services users and nonusers from a gender perspective. JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY 2023; 51:345-360. [PMID: 35708652 PMCID: PMC10084402 DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Parental Stress Scale (PSS) scale have not been verified on the Spanish population. Similarly, the literature on gender differences and parental stress is inconclusive, and there is little evidence of their relationship with life satisfaction. To analyze the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the PSS scale, (2) to examine possible gender differences, and (3) to study the relationship between parental stress (PS) and parental rewards (PR) and satisfaction with life (SWL) attending to the possible moderating effect of gender. These objectives were examined in samples comprising Social Services Users (SSU) (N = 525; 78.3% female; Mage = 38.3) and non-SSU users (N = 421; 41.1% male; Mage = 37.08). A CFA corroborated a two-factor structure: PS and PR. In the SSU sample, mothers showed higher PS and lower PR. However, PR was also higher in mothers from the non-SSU sample compared to fathers. PR and PS were directly related to SWL in the SSU sample. However, gender moderated the relationship between PR and SWL in the non-SSU sample in the case of mothers. The results are discussed considering gender roles and the characteristics of both samples.
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- Department of PsychologyUniversity of CórdobaCórdobaSpain
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- Department of Developmental and Educational PsychologyUniversity of SevillaSevillaSpain
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Fuentes MC, Garcia OF, Alcaide M, Garcia-Ros R, Garcia F. Analyzing when parental warmth but without parental strictness leads to more adolescent empathy and self-concept: Evidence from Spanish homes. Front Psychol 2022; 13:1060821. [PMID: 36544447 PMCID: PMC9760939 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1060821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/07/2022] Open
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Introduction Classical research mainly conducted with European-American families has identified the combination of warmth and strictness (authoritative style) as the parenting always associated with the highest scores on developmental outcomes. Additionally, despite the benefits of empathy for prosocial behaviors and protection against antisocial behaviors, most research has considered the contribution of specific practices (e.g., reasoning or power assertion), but not so much the parenting styles. Similarly, family studies tend to study the relationship between parenting and global self-perceptions (self-esteem), but not so much those of each dimension (self-concept). Methods In the present study, 600 Spanish adolescents from 12 to 17 years old (M = 15.25, SD = 2.01) were classified within one of the four household typologies (i.e., authoritative, indulgent, authoritarian, or neglectful). Adolescent developmental outcomes were cognitive empathy (adopting perspectives and emotional understanding), emotional empathy (empathic stress and empathic happiness), and self-concept (academic, social, emotional, family and physical). Results The results showed that the indulgent parenting (warmth but not strictness) was related to equal or even better empathy and self-concept than the authoritative style (warmth and strictness), whereas non-warm parenting (authoritarian and neglectful) was consistently associated with poor results. Discussion Overall, the present findings seriously question that parental strictness combined with parental warmth (authoritative style) is always the parenting style related to the greatest outcomes. By contrast, it seems that reasoning, warmth and involvement, without strictness (indulgent parenting) help adolescents to achieve a good orientation toward others in terms of cognitive and affective empathy and a good self-evaluation in terms of self-concept.
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- Maria C. Fuentes
- Department of Methodology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain,*Correspondence: Oscar F. Garcia,
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- Department of Methodology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Methodology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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Chiș R, Ignat S, Rad D, Macsinga I. The Mediation Role of an Individual's and Couple's Psychological Factors, Including Parenting in the Prediction of Relational and Marital Satisfaction. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:11011. [PMID: 36078727 PMCID: PMC9518425 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191711011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Revised: 08/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The goal of this study was to widen the scope of the social component of family sustainability. The fundamental goal of this non-experimental, quantitative study was to look at the links between parenting correlates, personality characteristics, marital satisfaction, and well-being in couples, as well as to construct explanatory prediction models for relational and marital satisfaction. The study focused on the effects of personality traits, parental self-efficacy, and attachment to marital and relational satisfaction. The test instruments applied were: the Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised, Marital Adjustment Test, Couple Satisfaction Index, Relationship Satisfaction Scale, Family Distress Index, Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale (adapted to the role of a parent), Mowen's Personality Scale, and demographic data. A total of 238 Romanians answered the online survey, recruited based on a convenience sampling method. Participants in this research were individuals who were both married and had at least one child. The main findings show that agreeableness, openness, conscientiousness, anxious and avoidant attachment, and marital adjustment predict the satisfaction in the relationship, and openness partially mediates the association between marital adjustment and relationship satisfaction. Parental self-efficacy appears to influence the association between relationship satisfaction and marital satisfaction. An increased parental self-efficacy score predicts an increased relationship satisfaction and marital satisfaction. The higher the parental self-efficacy, the higher the satisfaction in the relationship, which leads to an increase in satisfaction in the couple. These results show that marital adjustment and adaptation are related to relational satisfaction, and these relationship are partially mediated by an individual's openness. Despite some limitations, the current study significantly contributes to couples therapies and interventions in terms of physical and mental health, and the study provides insight into the experiences and perspectives of married individuals with children in Romania.
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- Roxana Chiș
- Faculty of Educational Sciences Psychology and Social Sciences, Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, 310032 Arad, Romania
- Department of Psychology, West University of Timisoara, 300223 Timisoara, Romania
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- Faculty of Educational Sciences Psychology and Social Sciences, Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, 310032 Arad, Romania
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- Faculty of Educational Sciences Psychology and Social Sciences, Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, 310032 Arad, Romania
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- Department of Psychology, West University of Timisoara, 300223 Timisoara, Romania
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Gattis M, Winstanley A, Bristow F. Parenting beliefs about attunement and structure are related to observed parenting behaviours. COGENT PSYCHOLOGY 2022; 9:2082675. [PMID: 36686722 PMCID: PMC9844204 DOI: 10.1080/23311908.2022.2082675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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We compared self-reported parenting beliefs about caring for infants with observed parenting behaviours during play interactions between 32 parents and their infants. We measured parenting beliefs about the value of attunement and structure in caring for infants using the Baby Care Questionnaire (BCQ) (Winstanley & Gattis, 2013; Winstanley, Sperotto, Putnick, Cherian, Bornstein & Gattis, 2014). We used a micro-coding approach to distinguish between responsive parenting behaviours (maintaining infant attention) and demanding parenting behaviours (introducing or redirecting infant attention) (Landry, Garner, Swank & Baldwin, 1996). Attunement beliefs were positively related to responsive parenting behaviours and negatively related to demanding parenting behaviours. Structure beliefs were weakly related to demanding parenting behaviours. These results are an important first step toward identifying relations between self-reported parenting beliefs about attunement and structure and observed parenting behaviours.
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- Merideth Gattis
- School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK,Corresponding author: Merideth Gattis School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Park Place, CardiffCF10 3AT, UK E-mail:
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Zawadzka AM, Borchet J, Iwanowska M, Lewandowska-Walter A. Can Self-Esteem Help Teens Resist Unhealthy Influence of Materialistic Goals Promoted By Role Models? Front Psychol 2022; 12:687388. [PMID: 35058828 PMCID: PMC8764233 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.687388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The aim of the study was to examine the role of self-esteem in resisting the influence of materialistic goals of four social role models (mother, father, peers, and media) in adolescents (aged 13–16). Previous studies showed a negative correlation between the psychological health of teens and striving for materialistic goals, one of the main sources is the social modeling of materialism. Two studies were carried out. The first, correlational study, was conducted on target teens and their mothers, fathers, and peers of their choice. It examined if self-esteem is a moderator of the relationship between the materialism of social role models (mothers, fathers, peers, and media) and the materialism of teens. The second, experimental study, was conducted on target teens only. It examined how boosting the self-esteem of teens and activating materialism of social role models (mothers, fathers, peers, and media) may affect the materialism of teens. Study 1 showed a significant interaction effect of self-esteem and the materialism of peers on the materialism of teens. The interaction effects of self-esteem and other role models (parents and media) were not significant. Study 2 showed that elevated self-esteem lowered the influence of the materialism of peers on the materialism of teens. The results were not significant when other role models (parents and media) were analyzed. The results obtained in the presented studies indicate that the self-esteem of teens may have an important role in resisting the influence of materialism role models of peers. Practical implications of the studies for the psychological health of teens are also discussed.
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- Anna Maria Zawadzka
- Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Psychology, University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Psychology, University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Psychology, University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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Sacca L, Craig Rushing S, Markham C, Shegog R, Peskin M, Hernandez B, Gaston A, Singer M, Trevino N, Correa CC, Jessen C, Williamson J, Thomas J. Assessment of the Reach, Usability, and Perceived Impact of " Talking Is Power": A Parental Sexual Health Text-Messaging Service and Web-Based Resource to Empower Sensitive Conversations with American Indian and Alaska Native Teens. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:9126. [PMID: 34501715 PMCID: PMC8431363 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18179126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Revised: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Early sexual debut among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) adolescents has been associated with an increased risk of teenage pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections, along with an increased risk of having multiple lifetime sexual partners, and engaging in greater frequency of sex, substance abuse, and lack of condom use. A major protective factor against early sexual debut among AI/AN youth is the familial system. Interventions aiming to improve parent-child communication and parental warmth toward adolescent sexual health topics were reported to contribute to positive youth sexual health outcomes, specifically among minority youth. Healthy Native Youth thus developed the Talking is Power text-messaging service to guide parents and caring adults on how to initiate sensitive topics with youth and how to support them in making informed decisions regarding sex and healthy relationships. METHODS Descriptive statistics were used to demonstrate website analytics and reach per views and time spent on each page, and for displaying participants' responses to the questions on the usability of the Talking is Power text-messaging series. To assess the perceived impact of the series, the differences in mean percentage scores of the question assessing parental comfort in engaging in sexual health topics with youth between pre- and post-intervention were calculated using two-sample t-tests of equal variances. Descriptive content analysis was adopted to highlight emerging themes from open-ended items. RESULTS When looking at reach, 862 entrances were recorded during the specified time period (5.8% of total entrances to HNY website), while the bounce rate was set at 73.1% (22.6% greater than the industry average), and the exit rate was 54.3% (15.2% greater than the industry average). Series usability was highly ranked on the 5-Likert scale in terms of signing up for a similar series on a different topic, quality of images, texts, and links, relating to prompts, and change in sparking sensitive conversations with youth. High likelihood of recommending the series to a friend or colleague was also reported by participants (0-10). No significant difference in parental comfort levels was reported (p = 0.78 > 0.05). Main themes provided suggestions for improving the series mode of delivery, while others included positive feedback about the material, with the possibility of expanding the series to other adolescent health topics. CONCLUSION Lessons learned during the design, dissemination, and evaluation of the resource's usability, reach, and perceived impact may be of interest to other Indigenous communities who are in the process of adapting and/or implementing similar approaches.
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- Lea Sacca
- Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (C.M.); (R.S.); (M.P.); (C.C.C.)
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- Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, Portland, OR 97201, USA; (A.G.); (M.S.); (N.T.)
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- Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (C.M.); (R.S.); (M.P.); (C.C.C.)
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- Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (C.M.); (R.S.); (M.P.); (C.C.C.)
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- Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (C.M.); (R.S.); (M.P.); (C.C.C.)
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- School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA;
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- Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, Portland, OR 97201, USA; (A.G.); (M.S.); (N.T.)
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- Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, Portland, OR 97201, USA; (A.G.); (M.S.); (N.T.)
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- Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, Portland, OR 97201, USA; (A.G.); (M.S.); (N.T.)
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- Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (C.M.); (R.S.); (M.P.); (C.C.C.)
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- Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA; (C.J.); (J.W.)
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- Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA; (C.J.); (J.W.)
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- Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc., Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA;
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Ahmed MD, Yan Ho WK, Begum S, López Sánchez GF. Perfectionism, Self-Esteem, and the Will to Win Among Adolescent Athletes: The Effects of the Level of Achievements and Gender. Front Psychol 2021; 12:580446. [PMID: 34447325 PMCID: PMC8383178 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.580446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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This study examined the relationships between perfectionism, self-esteem, and the will to win and the effects of gender and the level of achievement on these variables. A total of 318 adolescents in the age group of 12–19 years (M = 16.10 ± 1.01) completed the self-esteem questionnaire, the will-to-win questionnaire, and the perfectionism inventory. Interstate level (ISL) athletes obtained higher scores than interdistrict level (IDL) athletes on the following variables: self-esteem, the will to win, and four of the eight dimensions of perfectionism (i.e., concern over mistakes, the need for approval, organization, and planfulness). Further, male athletes obtained higher self-esteem and perfectionism (i.e., the need for approval and rumination) scores than female athletes. Self-esteem, the will to win, and the dimensions of perfectionism were positively and significantly interrelated. However, one dimension, namely, perceived parental pressure, was unrelated to any factor except striving for excellence. Further, the will to win, concern over mistakes, high standard for others, and planfulness were unrelated to striving for excellence. The results of the discriminant analysis revealed that there was no significant difference between ISL and IDL athletes (variance explained = 9.480%). Finally, using path analysis showed that Model 3 (perfectionism self-esteem will-to-win) has provided good model fit such as Bentler's comparative fit index (CFI) (0.987), Tucker-Lewis index (TLI) (0.876), normed fit index (NFI) (0.973), and the root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) (0.097).
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- Md Dilsad Ahmed
- Core Curriculum Program, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd University, Al Khobor, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Commerce, Abeda Inamdar College, Pune University, Pune, India
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- Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine and Social Care, School of Medicine, Vision and Eye Research Institute, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Gimenez-Serrano S, Garcia F, Garcia OF. Parenting styles and its relations with personal and social adjustment beyond adolescence: Is the current evidence enough? EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/17405629.2021.1952863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Sofia Gimenez-Serrano
- Department of Methodology of Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Methodology of Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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Hu N, Yuan M, Liu J, Coplan RJ, Zhou Y. Examining Reciprocal Links between Parental Autonomy-Support and Children's Peer Preference in Mainland China. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 8:508. [PMID: 34208582 PMCID: PMC8234037 DOI: 10.3390/children8060508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The present study examined the longitudinal relations between child perceptions of parental autonomy-support and peer preference in mainland China. Participants were N = 758 children (50.8% boys; Mage = 10.78 years, SD = 1.03 at Wave 1; Mage = 11.72 years, SD = 1.11 at Wave 2; Mage = 12.65 years, SD = 0.95 at Wave 3) from elementary and middle schools in Shanghai, P.R. China. Children were followed over three years from Grades 4-6 to Grades 6-8. Each year, children reported their perceived maternal/paternal autonomy-support and peer preference (being well-liked among peers) was measured via peer nominations. Among the results, peer preference positively predicted later perceptions of maternal and paternal autonomy-supportive parenting, whereas autonomy-supportive parenting did not significantly predict later peer preference. Results are discussed in terms of the interactions between parental autonomy-supportive parenting and children's peer relationships in Chinese culture.
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- Na Hu
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Psychological Crisis Intervention, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, 3663 Zhongshan Road (N.), Shanghai 200062, China; (N.H.); (M.Y.)
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Psychological Crisis Intervention, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, 3663 Zhongshan Road (N.), Shanghai 200062, China; (N.H.); (M.Y.)
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Psychological Crisis Intervention, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, 3663 Zhongshan Road (N.), Shanghai 200062, China; (N.H.); (M.Y.)
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- Department of Psychology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada;
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- China Executive Leadership Academy Pudong, 99 Qiancheng Road, Shanghai 201204, China
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Yeung JWK. Family Processes, Parenting Practices, and Psychosocial Maturity of Chinese Youths: A Latent Variable Interaction and Mediation Analysis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18084357. [PMID: 33923994 PMCID: PMC8072629 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18084357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Development of psychosocial maturity has profound implications for youths’ well-being and positive development in the long run. Nevertheless, little research has investigated the way family socialization contributes to youths’ psychosocial maturity. Both the concepts of family socialization and psychosocial maturity are multifaceted and latent, which may lead to biased results if studied by manifest variables. Also, no existing research has discovered how different family socialization components interact latently to contribute to youths’ psychosocial maturity. The current study, based on a sample of 533 Chinese parent-youth dyads, examined the effects of family socialization by positive family processes and authoritative parenting, and their latent interaction in an integrated moderation and mediation modeling framework on Chinese youths’ psychosocial maturity. Results showed that both positive family processes and authoritative parenting, and their latent interaction significantly predicted the higher psychosocial maturity of Chinese youths. Authoritative parenting acted as a mediator for the relationship between positive family processes and Chinese youths’ psychosocial maturity. Furthermore, the mediating effect of authoritative parenting was conditioned by different contexts of positive family processes, the strongest and least strong effects found in high and low positive family processes, respectively, and moderate effect observed in medium positive family processes. Findings of the current study contribute to our understanding of the complicated family mechanism in relation to youth development, especially in this digital era.
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- Jerf W K Yeung
- Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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