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Examining bullying perpetration and parent-adolescent conflict in Chinese adolescents: A parallel latent class growth
Ruiping Zhang1, Yanzhen Song2, Linlin Gao3
1School of Education, Center for Public Administration Research, Zhengzhou University, China.
Background:
Although prior studies have addressed the prevalence of bullying perpetration and parent-adolescent conflict, few have examined their co-developmental trajectories.
Objective:
This study aimed to identify distinct developmental trajectories of bullying perpetration and parent-adolescent conflict, their joint development patterns, and the influence of demographic variables among Chinese adolescents.
Participants And Setting:
Data were collected from 899 middle school students in China (474 females; Mage = 14.55 years, SD = 1.60) across three time points.
Methods:
Latent class growth analysis identified the trajectories for bullying perpetration and parent-adolescent conflict. Multinomial logistic regression tested the effects of demographic factors, including sex, boarding status, only child status, parental marital status and left-behind status on joint trajectory class membership.
Results:
Three bullying perpetration trajectories and two parent-adolescent conflict trajectories were identified. Their joint trajectories included: Medium Bullying-Medium Conflict-Decreasing, Medium Bullying-Medium Conflict-Diverging, and High Bullying-Low Conflict-Decreasing. Among the demographic predictors, boarding status significantly influenced trajectory group membership, with boarding students more likely to be classified into the Medium Bullying-Medium Conflict-Diverging group. Only-child status, left-behind status, parental marital status, and sex did not significantly predict group membership, although their potential trends may warrant further investigation.
Conclusions:
Guided by Family Systems Theory, the findings underscore the interlinked development of parent-adolescent conflict and bullying perpetration among adolescents. The results suggest that family-related processes are closely intertwined with adolescents' bullying trajectories, offering a developmental perspective that may inform prevention and early intervention efforts.
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