The Associations Between Perceived Harsh and Controlling Parenting, Shame Proneness, and Psychological Aggression Among Chinese Dating Couples

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 759-768
Author(s):  
Yanqun Peng ◽  
Jared R. Anderson ◽  
Matthew D. Johnson ◽  
Wenli Liu
Keyword(s):  
Dating Violence ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Chinese Culture ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Psychological Aggression ◽  
Heterosexual Couples ◽  
Dyadic Data ◽  
Controlling Parenting ◽  
Shame Proneness ◽  
Dating Couples

Using dyadic data from 198 dating heterosexual couples (aged 18–31) in Mainland China, the current study tested the direct associations between perceptions of their parents’ harsh and controlling parenting and psychological aggression and indirect associations via shame proneness. Results demonstrated that for women, greater perceived harsh and controlling parenting was directly related to higher levels of psychological aggression and indirectly related through higher levels of shame proneness. For men, perceived harsh and controlling parenting was not related to either shame proneness or psychological aggression. These findings provide initial insights into how shame, traditionally a valued and celebrated emotion in Chinese culture, can be maladaptive by contributing to psychological aggression in young adult intimate relationships. Although these findings merit further testing, especially for men, this study provides evidence that shame is an important mechanism for psychological dating violence.

Trait Anger as a Mediator of Difficulties With Emotion Regulation and Female-Perpetrated Psychological Aggression

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan C. Shorey ◽  
Tara L. Cornelius ◽  
Catherine Idema
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Dating Violence ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Psychological Aggression ◽  
Trait Anger ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Dating Relationships ◽  
Prevention Programming ◽  
Antecedent Conditions

Recent research has demonstrated the devastating impact of female-perpetrated psychological aggression in intimate relationships broadly and dating relationships specifically. With the perpetration of psychological aggression in dating relationships occurring at shockingly high rates, prevention programming for dating violence should target this form of aggression. Toward this end, it is important to understand the antecedent conditions that increase one’s risk for perpetrating psychological aggression. This study sought to examine two possible risk factors for perpetrating psychological aggression among female undergraduates (N = 145), namely, emotion regulation and trait anger. Findings showed that difficulties with emotion regulation and trait anger were associated with increased psychological aggression perpetration, and trait anger mediated the link between emotion regulation and psychological aggression. Implications of these findings for prevention programming and future research are discussed.

Motivations for Psychological Aggression Among Dating College Students

Partner Abuse ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
JoAnna Elmquist ◽  
John Hamel ◽  
Jeniimarie Febres ◽  
Heather Zapor ◽  
Caitlin Wolford-Clevenger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
College Students ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Dating Violence ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Psychological Aggression ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Communication Difficulties ◽  
Dating Couples

There is a growing impetus within the field of aggression research to further elucidate the risk factors, predictors, and correlates of dating violence (DV), particularly among dating couples. Of particular importance is understanding the proximal motivations, or reasons, for DV and whether these motivations differ for men and women. Research examining the motivations for DV has focused almost entirely on physical violence, and findings regarding gender differences in DV motivations have been mixed (Langhinrichsen-Rohling, McCullars, & Misra, 2012). To our knowledge, limited research has examined the motivations for psychological aggression among dating college students, and no research has directly compared men and women’s motivations for psychological aggression. Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine the motivations for psychological aggression among dating college students (N = 216), and whether these motivations differed by gender. Results demonstrated that expression of negative emotions, jealousy, and communication difficulties were the most frequently endorsed motive categories for both men and women. Men and women did not differ on any motive category. Despite the preliminary nature of this study, several research and clinical implications are addressed.

Effects of Attachment Styles on the Experience of Equity in Heterosexual Couples Relationships

2003 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 298-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ina Grau ◽  
Jörg Doll
Keyword(s):  
Attachment Theory ◽  
Attachment Style ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Attachment Styles ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
The Other ◽  
Heterosexual Couples ◽  
Secure Attachment ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Equity Ratio

Abstract. Employing one correlational and two experimental studies, this paper examines the influence of attachment styles (secure, anxious, avoidant) on a person’s experience of equity in intimate relationships. While one experimental study employed a priming technique to stimulate the different attachment styles, the other involved vignettes describing fictitious characters with typical attachment styles. As the specific hypotheses about the single equity components have been developed on the basis of the attachment theory, the equity ratio itself and the four equity components (own outcome, own input, partner’s outcome, partner’s input) are analyzed as dependent variables. While partners with a secure attachment style tend to describe their relationship as equitable (i.e., they give and take extensively), partners who feel anxious about their relationship generally see themselves as being in an inequitable, disadvantaged position (i.e., they receive little from their partner). The hypothesis that avoidant partners would feel advantaged as they were less committed was only supported by the correlational study. Against expectations, the results of both experiments indicate that avoidant partners generally see themselves (or see avoidant vignettes) as being treated equitably, but that there is less emotional exchange than is the case with secure partners. Avoidant partners give and take less than secure ones.

scholarly journals Examining Reciprocal Links between Parental Autonomy-Support and Children’s Peer Preference in Mainland China

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 508
Author(s):  
Na Hu ◽  
Muzi Yuan ◽  
Junsheng Liu ◽  
Robert J. Coplan ◽  
Ying Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Middle Schools ◽  
Peer Relationships ◽  
Autonomy Support ◽  
Chinese Culture ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Supportive Parenting ◽  
Parental Autonomy Support ◽  
Parental Autonomy ◽  
Peer Preference ◽  
Peer Nominations

The present study examined the longitudinal relations between child perceptions of parental autonomy-support and peer preference in mainland China. Participants were N = 758 children (50.8% boys; Mage = 10.78 years, SD = 1.03 at Wave 1; Mage = 11.72 years, SD = 1.11 at Wave 2; Mage = 12.65 years, SD = 0.95 at Wave 3) from elementary and middle schools in Shanghai, P.R. China. Children were followed over three years from Grades 4–6 to Grades 6–8. Each year, children reported their perceived maternal/paternal autonomy-support and peer preference (being well-liked among peers) was measured via peer nominations. Among the results, peer preference positively predicted later perceptions of maternal and paternal autonomy-supportive parenting, whereas autonomy-supportive parenting did not significantly predict later peer preference. Results are discussed in terms of the interactions between parental autonomy-supportive parenting and children’s peer relationships in Chinese culture.

Drinking Motives as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Dating Violence Victimization and Alcohol Problems

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen E. Haynes ◽  
Catherine V. Strauss ◽  
Gregory L. Stuart ◽  
Ryan C. Shorey
Keyword(s):  
Dating Violence ◽  
Sexual Victimization ◽  
Alcohol Problems ◽  
Psychological Aggression ◽  
Drinking Motives ◽  
Social Conformity ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Violence Victimization ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Alcohol Related Problems

The present study sought to examine whether drinking motives (i.e., coping, social, conformity, and enhancement) moderated the relationship between physical, sexual, and psychological dating violence victimization and alcohol-related problems in a sample of drinking college women ( N = 177). Results demonstrated that coping and social drinking motives moderated the relationship between sexual victimization and alcohol problems; conformity, social, and enhancement drinking motives moderated the relationship between alcohol-related problems and physical victimization; no significant findings were evident for psychological aggression victimization. Our results partially support the self-medication model of alcohol use, and this may be particularly relevant to sexual victimization.

The many faces of suzhi in the Chinese organization and society

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean Upton-McLaughlin
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Culture ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Chinese Society ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mainland Chinese ◽  
Foreign Companies ◽  
Expatriate Managers ◽  
The Many ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper was to explore the Chinese concept of suzhi and how it relates to behavioral standards within mainland Chinese society and the workplace. The article provides a general discussion of suzhi and its inherent elements to act as a foundation for the education of expatriate managers and executives and for future research by Chinese human resource management (HRM) scholars. Design/methodology/approach – This paper draws on the author's first-hand experience and observations from five years of living and working abroad in mainland China with Chinese companies and executives. Findings – The concept of suzhi in China is a reflection of multiple behavioral standards throughout China. And while suzhi's roots are in ancient Chinese culture and Confucianism, it is also subject to influence and change. Practical implications – The paper may serve as a foundation both for expatriate managers seeking to improve HRM practices in foreign companies in China and future scholars who wish to conduct further research on suzhi and Chinese behavioral standards as they can be applied to the workplace. Originality/value – This is an attempt to enlighten expatriate managers and executives in China on the concept of suzhi and its implication for HRM in China.

Self-Reported Control over Decision-Making and its Relationship to Intimate Relationships

1998 ◽  
Vol 82 (2) ◽  
pp. 560-562 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Zak ◽  
Christine Collins ◽  
Lisa Harper ◽  
Michele Masher
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Heterosexual Couples ◽  
Control Data ◽  
Interpersonal Control

After making decisions designed to prime perceptions of interpersonal control, data from 178 heterosexual couples indicated that intimates classified as having unequal control blamed their partners more for conflicts and reported less trust and satisfaction than those intimates reporting equal control.

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