Chinese Parenting Behaviors,Adolescent School Adjustment,and Problem Behavior |
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| Authors: | Yan R Xia Wenzhen Li Stephan Wilson Kevin R Bush Gary Peterson |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA;2. Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, Nevada, USA;3. College of Human Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA;4. Department of Family Studies and Social Work, Miami University of Ohio, Oxford, Ohio, USA |
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| Abstract: | The present research examined the relationship between supportive and controlling dimensions of parenting behaviors and Chinese adolescent outcomes (school adjustment and problem behavior). Researchers collected self-report data from 589 adolescents in Hangzhou, China. Results showed the factor structure for the Parent Behavior Measure in the Chinese sample was different from the factor structure based on Western research. Specifically, paternal support did not emerge as a viable factor. Parental monitoring and involvement predicted positive adolescent outcomes, whereas punitiveness and permissiveness predicted negative outcomes. Surprisingly, maternal support predicted more adolescent problem behavior, especially for boys. Guilt induction, love withdrawal, and positive induction did not predict any significant adolescent outcomes when other parenting behaviors were controlled. School adjustment mediated and gender moderated the relationship between parenting and adolescent problem behavior. The importance of considering parenting behaviors, adolescent school adjustment, gender, and cultural norms when examining adolescent problem behavior was discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Chinese parenting parental support adolescent problem behavior school adjustment |
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