Parental Psychological Control and Peer Victimization among Chinese Adolescents: The Effect of Peer Pressure as a Mediator

Li-ping, Sun; Liang, Lichan; Bian, Yufang

doi:10.1007/s10826-017-0834-1

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“…The results suggest that although these parenting tactics are culturally embedded in Chinese parents' socialization (e.g., Fung, 1999;Ho, 1986), the effects of these practices on adolescents' outcomes may be culturally universal. Of note, perceived parental psychological control was not significantly related to peer victimization, which is in contrast with previous studies (Li et al, 2015;Sun et al, 2017). Furthermore, the relations between perceived parental psychological control and indices of socio-emotional adjustment did not differ between males and females.…”

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“…However, in East-Asian cultures that emphasize interdependency, maintaining interpersonal relationships, and group harmony over independence and individual achievement, psychological control is used to teach children to behave in ways that are consistent with the society's values (e.g., Fung, 1999;Ho, 1986). Notwithstanding, growing evidence reveals that psychological control is associated with higher levels of socio-emotional problems among children and adolescents in East Asian contexts (e.g., Barber et al, 2005;Gershoff et al, 2010;Li, Zhang, & Wang, 2015;Shek, 2007;Soenens, Park, Vansteenkiste, & Mouratidis, 2012;Sun, Liang, & Bian, 2017;Vansteenkiste, Zhou, Lens, & Soenens, 2005).…”

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The role of adolescents' perceived parental psychological control in the links between shyness and socio‐emotional adjustment among youth

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Liu

Cheah

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Journal of Adolescence

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The goal of this study was to explore the moderating role of perceived parental psychological control in the links between shyness and socio-emotional adjustment in Chinese adolescents. Participants were N = 462 Grade 7 and 8 Chinese adolescents (246 boys, Mage = 13.42 years, SD = 8 months) recruited from four randomly selected public schools in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. Participants completed peer assessment measures of shyness and peer victimization, sociometric nominations of peer rejection, and self-report measures of loneliness, depression, and perceived parental psychological control. Among the results, shyness was positively associated with loneliness, depressive symptoms, and peer rejection among adolescents who perceived their parents as higher in psychological control, but no significant associations were found among adolescents who perceived lower levels of parental psychological control. Results are discussed in terms of the implications of parenting practices perpetuating adjustment problems among shy adolescents in urban China.Shyness is a temperamental trait characterized by excessive wariness, unease, and self-consciousness in contexts of social novelty and perceived social evaluation (Rubin, Coplan, & Bowker, 2009). There is a growing body of research which shows that in contemporary urban Chinese society, shyness in childhood and adolescence is now associated with greater internalizing (e.g., depression, loneliness) and peer relationship difficulties (e.g., peer rejection, peer victimization) (e.g.,

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The role of adolescents' perceived parental psychological control in the links between shyness and socio‐emotional adjustment among youth

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“…Due to the Chinese culture that the man goes out to work while the woman looks after the house, most LBC’s families have a migrated father, which is the most typical and general type of LBC (Luo et al, 2009). Being in such stressful environment, as the sole caregiver at home, the mother is more likely to educate their children via psychological control (Scharf & Goldner, 2018), which is closely correlated with children’s school bullying (Sun et al, 2017; Zhang et al, 2020). Therefore, the current study aimed to examine the relationship between maternal psychological control and father-absent LBC’s school bullying as well as the underlying mechanism.…”

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“…As for the relations between parental psychological control and children’s school bullying, existing research has consistently revealed that parental psychological control was linked to children’s bad performance, such as aggression, bullying, and being bullied (Pinquart, 2017; Sun et al, 2017). In turn, children’s performance (bullying and victimization) might also be a determinant for parental psychological control (Scharf & Goldner, 2018).…”

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“…Although sizable body of literature suggested that parental psychological control could increase the risk of children’s bullying and victimization in NLBF (Sun et al, 2017; Zhang et al, 2020), such effect hasn’t been explored in LBC’s families. Based on the aforementioned theories and literature, we hypothesized that maternal psychological control could predict father-absent LBC’s bullying and victimization ( H 1 ).…”

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Bidirectional Longitudinal Relationships between Maternal Psychological Control and Bullying/Victimization among Father-Absent Left-Behind Children in China

Ding

Xie

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J Interpers Violence

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The topic of school bullying has become an important issue over the world. Being in disadvantaged situations of fathers’ absence, prior research suggested that left-behind children (LBC) with absent fathers in China are more vulnerable to get involved in school bullying (bullying or being bullied). In addition, fathers’ absence brings much pressure to single stay-at-home mothers, leading to more maternal psychologically controlling parenting. Following a three-wave longitudinal design, this study aimed to examine the developmental relationship between maternal psychological control and father-absent LBC’s bullying/victimization as well as its mechanism. A total of 348 father-absent LBC aged 7–11 years in China completed a battery of questionnaires at three-time points. The results indicated that there are reciprocal effects between maternal psychological control and father-absent LBC’s bullying/victimization. Specifically, maternal psychological control at T1 predicted father-absent LBC’s victimization at T2; children’s victimization at T2 predicted maternal psychological control at T3; maternal psychological control predicted later children’s bullying perpetration stably from T1 to T2 and from T2 to T3; children’s bullying at T2 predicted maternal psychological control at T3. Two vicious circles happened in the above relationships. Current findings highlight the stronger effects of mothers’ negative parenting on children’s school bullying, which bring inspiration for future family education and school intervention.

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The longitudinal associations between perceived maternal parenting practices, mother–adolescent relationship quality, and friendship quality

Xiang

Liu

Sun

2022

Journal of Adolescence

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Introduction As adolescents begin to expand their social networks beyond their family, they turn increasingly to their peers for support. Parenting practices present in the parent–child dyad are likely to extend to peer dyads. However, when considering the process involved in the transmission from parenting practices to friendships, the mediating role of parent–child relationships remains unclear. The current study explored the mediating effect of mother–adolescent relationship quality in the association between perceived maternal parenting practices (i.e., autonomy support and psychological control) and friendship quality using a three‐wave longitudinal design, and also examined whether adolescents' gender moderates these associations. Methods A sample of 344 Chinese adolescents (12.01 to 15‐year‐old at Wave 1, M = 13.08, SD = 0.39; 153 boys and 191 girls) filled out questionnaires on perceived maternal parenting practices, mother–adolescent relationship quality, and friendship quality, separately in three waves. Results Perceived maternal autonomy support was associated with positive friendship quality through positive mother–adolescent relationship quality. However, perceived maternal psychological control was not associated with negative friendship quality. Moreover, marginal gender differences were only found in the associations between autonomy support and positive mother–adolescent relationship quality. Conclusions These findings demonstrate the spillover effects existed only between autonomy support and positive friendship quality, and highlight the importance of positive mother–adolescent relationship quality when promoting positive friendship quality.

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Parental Psychological Control and Peer Victimization among Chinese Adolescents: The Effect of Peer Pressure as a Mediator

Cited by 19 publications

References 61 publications

The role of adolescents' perceived parental psychological control in the links between shyness and socio‐emotional adjustment among youth

The role of adolescents' perceived parental psychological control in the links between shyness and socio‐emotional adjustment among youth

Bidirectional Longitudinal Relationships between Maternal Psychological Control and Bullying/Victimization among Father-Absent Left-Behind Children in China

The longitudinal associations between perceived maternal parenting practices, mother–adolescent relationship quality, and friendship quality

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