Deviant peer affiliation mediates the influence of parental psychological control on adolescent aggressive behavior: The moderating effect of self-esteem

2022 ◽  
Vol 186 ◽  
pp. 111330
Author(s):  
Shuang Lin ◽  
Chengfu Yu ◽  
Jun Chen ◽  
Jing Sheng ◽  
Yousong Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Psychological Control ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Deviant Peer Affiliation ◽  
Parental Psychological Control ◽  
Peer Affiliation

scholarly journals The Association between Parental Psychological Control, Deviant Peer Affiliation, and Internet Gaming Disorder among Chinese Adolescents: A Two-Year Longitudinal Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (21) ◽  
pp. 8197
Author(s):  
Shuang Lin ◽  
Chengfu Yu ◽  
Jun Chen ◽  
Jing Sheng ◽  
Yousong Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Psychological Control ◽  
Internet Gaming Disorder ◽  
Reciprocal Relationship ◽  
Gaming Disorder ◽  
Deviant Peer Affiliation ◽  
Parental Psychological Control ◽  
Peer Affiliation ◽  
Internet Gaming ◽  
Bidirectional Association

Abundant empirical research indicates a relationship between parental psychological control and adolescent Internet gaming disorder (IGD), but the direction and underlying mechanism of this association remain unclear. Using a two-year longitudinal design across three time points, the present study examined the reciprocal processes between parental psychological control and IGD and explored whether deviant peer affiliation explains this bidirectional association. The sample consisted of 908 participants (480 boys and 428 girls) who participated in three measurements and completed questionnaires assessing parental psychological control, deviant peer affiliation, and IGD. Autoregressive cross-lagged models indicated a direct reciprocal relationship between parental psychological control and IGD. Furthermore, the results showed that parental psychological control exerts an indirect effect on adolescent IGD via deviant peer affiliation, but the inverse indirect effect via deviant peer affiliation was non-significant. Knowledge regarding the direct and underlying mechanisms of the reciprocal relationship between parental psychological control and IGD has important implications for prevention and intervention of adolescent IGD.

Parental psychological control and aggression in youth: Moderating effect of emotion dysregulation

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 12-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer B. Blossom ◽  
Paula J. Fite ◽  
Andrew L. Frazer ◽  
John L. Cooley ◽  
Spencer C. Evans
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Dysregulation ◽  
Psychological Control ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Parental Psychological Control

Parental Psychological Control and Attachment in Late Adolescents and Young Adults

2002 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 1015-1030 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angeliki Leondari ◽  
Grigoris Kiosseoglou
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Parental Attachment ◽  
Psychological Control ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Late Adolescents ◽  
Parental Psychological Control ◽  
Personal Efficacy ◽  
Age Range

The aim of this study was to examine the association between parental psychological control and parental attachment. Another goal was to investigate the differential and combined effects of these two constructs on indices of psychological well-being, namely, self-esteem, positive or negative affect, and personal and interpersonal efficacy. Subjects were 319 males ( n = 142) and females ( n = 177) with an age range of 15 yr., 9 mo. to 22 yr., 5 mo. ( M = 20.0, SD = 1.6). Analysis showed that psychological control was negatively related to attachment. Both psychological control and attachment predicted self-esteem, and there was some indication that psychological control exercised by mothers had a stronger influence on self-esteem. Attachment was also a significant predictor of positive and negative affect and perceived personal efficacy. No sex or age differences were found.

Mind games: Parental psychological control and emerging adults’ adjustment

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 695-714
Author(s):  
Amanda N. Faherty ◽  
Katie Lowe ◽  
Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Direct Effect ◽  
Psychological Control ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Risky Behaviors ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Parental Psychological Control

Although parental psychological control has been consistently linked with negative outcomes in the child and adolescent literature, little is known about how it functions during the developmental time frame of emerging adulthood, which is characterized by increased freedom and instability. Consequently, this study examined the extent to which paternal and maternal psychological controls were directly and indirectly (via self-esteem) related to hallmarks of emerging adult adjustment, notably risky behaviors, life satisfaction, and feelings about adulthood status. Recruited via MTurk, participants were 310 emerging adults ( M age = 25.37; 56% female) across the U.S. who completed an online survey. Results revealed paternal psychological control had a direct effect on risky behaviors and self-esteem, whereas maternal psychological control solely had a direct effect on risky behaviors. Results also indicated indirect effects of paternal psychological control. Increases in paternal psychological control were linked to declines in self-esteem, which in turn was associated with decreased life satisfaction and endorsement of adulthood status. Altogether, findings suggest that even low levels of parental psychological control were linked to detrimental outcomes in an age-representative sample—encompassing the full age range of emerging adulthood from 18 years to 29 years—of emerging adults. Thus, findings contribute to a better understanding of parent–child relationships and the consequences of parental control during the third decade of life, which has important implications for informing parenting strategies across emerging adulthood.

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