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1XianDa College of Economics and Humanities, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, China. 2211098@xdsisu.edu.cn.
Journal of Youth and Adolescence
|July 8, 2024
Summary
Parental psychological control reduces adolescent disclosure, especially regarding personal and multifaceted activities. This effect is mediated by perceived support and negative parent-child interactions, impacting communication differently with mothers and fathers.
Area of Science:
- Developmental Psychology
- Family Studies
- Adolescent Psychology
Background:
- Parental psychological control is known to decrease adolescent disclosure.
- Previous research has not explored domain-specific effects or mediation by parent-child interaction quality.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate if parental psychological control affects adolescent disclosure differently across various activity domains (prudential, personal, multifaceted).
- To examine the mediating roles of perceived parental support and negative interactions in the relationship between psychological control and disclosure over one year.
- To determine if these effects are parent-specific (mother vs. father).
Main Methods:
- A one-year longitudinal study of 174 middle adolescents (mean age 15.70).
- Assessed adolescents' perceptions of parental psychological control, support, and negative interactions.
- Measured adolescent disclosure across prudential, personal, and multifaceted domains to mothers and fathers.
Main Results:
- Increased parental psychological control was linked to decreased disclosure of personal activities to both parents and multifaceted activities to fathers.
- Declines in perceived support fully mediated the link between psychological control and personal disclosure to mothers, and partially mediated it for fathers.
- Negative interactions decreased disclosure about prudential issues.
Conclusions:
- Parental psychological control has domain-specific and parent-specific longitudinal impacts on adolescent disclosure.
- Relationship quality, including support and negative interactions, plays a crucial role in mediating these effects.
- Understanding these nuances is vital for fostering open communication in adolescent-parent relationships.
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