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  • Developmental Psychology
  • Family Studies
  • Cross-Cultural Psychology

Background:

  • Adolescent externalizing behaviors are a significant concern.
  • Understanding the role of parental dynamics in shaping these behaviors is crucial.
  • Dyadic coping and parental warmth are key relational factors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate parental warmth as a mediator between parental dyadic coping and adolescent externalizing outcomes.
  • To examine these relationships across diverse cultural contexts.
  • To explore the applicability of Emotional Security Theory.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal data collected over three years from 472 adolescents, mothers, and fathers.
  • Cross-cultural sample from China, Kenya, Sweden, and Thailand.
  • Statistical analysis of perceived dyadic coping, parental warmth, and adolescent externalizing behaviors.

Main Results:

  • Parental dyadic coping positively predicted parental warmth across most participants and sites.
  • Maternal warmth was negatively related to adolescent externalizing behaviors.
  • Dyadic coping indirectly reduced adolescent externalizing behaviors through maternal warmth.

Conclusions:

  • Parental warmth plays a vital mediating role in the relationship between family coping and adolescent adjustment.
  • Findings support the application of Emotional Security Theory in understanding family processes.
  • Results highlight the importance of interventions promoting positive parental interactions and warmth.