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The effect of parenting pressure on children's internalizing problem behaviors and its mechanism

Jing Zou1

  • 1Kunsan National University, Jeollabuk-do, Korea,

Work (Reading, Mass.)
|June 14, 2021
PubMed

Insights

Parenting pressure significantly impacts children's mental health, particularly boys. Mothers experience more pressure, and parental psychological aggression and strict discipline are key factors influencing internalizing behaviors.

Area of Science:

  • Child Development
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Family Studies

Background:

  • Parenting practices can lead to psychological and physiological pressure on children.
  • Parenting pressure is a significant area of global research in child development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the causes of children's psychological problems.
  • To investigate the effect of parenting pressure on children's internalizing problem behaviors and its underlying mechanisms.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review on parenting pressure and children's internalizing problems in China.
  • Analysis of Chinese parenting styles.
  • Sample survey of 679 parents of kindergarten children.

Main Results:

  • Parents of boys experience higher parenting pressure than parents of girls.
  • Mothers bear more parenting pressure than fathers.
  • Parental psychological aggression significantly affects children's internalizing problems.
  • Parenting pressure indirectly influences children's internalizing behaviors via strict discipline.

Conclusions:

  • The study contributes to understanding parenting pressure and child education in China.
  • Provides a theoretical foundation for children's mental health development.
Abstract

Keywords:
Parenting pressurechildren’s internalizing problemsparents’ strict discipline behaviorpsychological aggression

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