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Diana J Meter1, Samuel E Ehrenreich2, Marion K Underwood3
1Utah State University, 2905 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322, USA.
Journal of Child and Family Studies
|March 26, 2019
Summary
Parental psychological control influences parents' social aggression in their peer relationships. This longitudinal study found that controlling behaviors predicted increased aggression over time, impacting parent well-being and the parent-child dynamic.
Area of Science:
- Developmental Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Family Studies
Background:
- Parent-child interactions and parenting styles may influence adolescent social aggression.
- Reciprocal relationships between parent and adolescent social aggression are plausible.
- Parental psychological control is a key parenting behavior to examine.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate if parent psychological control predicts future parent and adolescent social aggression.
- To examine the relationship between parents' social aggression and their use of psychological control.
- To assess the longitudinal association between parent and adolescent social aggression.
- To analyze changes in psychological control over time.
Main Methods:
- Longitudinal study of 174 racially/ethnically diverse parent-adolescent dyads over four years.
- Adolescents were approximately 15 years old at baseline.
- Data collected via parent self-reports (psychological control, social aggression) and teacher reports (adolescent social aggression).
- Statistical analyses included longitudinal structural equation modeling and latent growth curve analysis.
Main Results:
- Parent psychological control significantly predicted increased parent social aggression in their own peer relationships over time (T2-T3, T3-T4).
- Other tested hypotheses regarding adolescent social aggression and reciprocal effects were not supported.
- The parent-child relationship appears to influence parental functioning in peer contexts.
Conclusions:
- Parental psychological control is a significant predictor of parents' own social aggression towards peers.
- Findings highlight the impact of the parent-child dynamic on parents' external social functioning.
- Parents' peer relationships have implications for their well-being and the parent-child relationship quality.
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