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Xinyin Chen1, Jiaxi Zhou1, Dan Li2
1Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania.
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Among various notions about the distinguishing features of parenting in Chinese and some other East Asian societies, the care-based power-assertive parenting (CBPAP) perspective explicitly and deliberately emphasizes two integrated aspects of parenting, care and power assertion, and its role in helping children develop socially appropriate behaviors and achieve success in society. This 1-year longitudinal study examined how maternal CBPAP and paternal CBPAP contributed to children's adjustment in psychological, social-behavioral, and academic domains. Participants included elementary school students (N = 352; 193 boys), initially in fourth grade (Mage = 10 years), in a rural region in China. Data were obtained from multiple sources including self-reports, teacher ratings, and school records. The results showed that, in general, parental CBPAP significantly and positively predicted later self-worth and social competence and negatively predicted later internalizing behaviors. The results indicate that parental CBPAP serves a constructive function in child development in a rural Chinese context. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).
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