Impact of Parent-Child Relationship and Gender on Trajectories of Children Internalizing Problems

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chia Yun Wu ◽  
Tony Szu-Hsien Lee
Keyword(s):  
Internalizing Problems ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Parent Child

Parent–Child Relationship Quality and Internalizing Problems as Predictors of Risky Sexual Behavior

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (12) ◽  
pp. 1656-1676
Author(s):  
Mary Moussa Rogers ◽  
Cliff McKinney
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Risky Sexual Behavior ◽  
Internalizing Problems ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Maternal Child ◽  
Parent Child

Risky sexual behavior is more prevalent in emerging adult populations and emerging adults engaging in risky sexual behavior also may be experiencing higher levels of internalizing problems. Parents and their relationships with their children maintain relevance in emerging adulthood and may decrease negative outcomes. Thus, the current study examined whether parent–child relationship quality decreased the likelihood of risky sexual behavior via internalizing problems and examined gender dyads between parents and children. Participants included 502 emerging adults (172 males and 330 females) ranging in age from 18 to 25 years. Structural equation modeling analyses were conducted and indicated that internalizing problems mediated the relationship between parent (both paternal and maternal)–child relationship quality and risky sexual behavior for both males and females. Maternal–child relationship quality predicted lower internalizing problems more strongly for males than for females, suggesting moderated mediation. Thus, both mothers’ and fathers’ relationship with their children may affect risky sexual behavior indirectly via internalizing problems.

Parent-Child Relationship Quality, Childhood Maltreatment, and Psychological Symptoms in Chinese Adolescent

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052110358
Author(s):  
Zhicheng Jiang ◽  
Huiqiong Xu ◽  
Shanshan Wang ◽  
Xin Gao ◽  
Shuqin Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Childhood Maltreatment ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
School Students ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Parent Child

This study aimed to examine the association between childhood maltreatment, parent-child relationship quality with psychological symptoms and to explore the moderating role of parent-child relationship quality in the association between childhood maltreatment and psychological symptoms among adolescents. It also probed to the role of gender differences in this effect. A representative sample of 14,500 middle school students in China were asked to complete a standard questionnaire on the details of childhood maltreatment, parent-child relationship quality, and psychological symptoms. All data were analyzed using SPSS 23.0. The PROCESS program was used to analyze whether parent-child relationship quality moderated the link between childhood maltreatment and psychological symptoms. The analyses revealed significant correlations between childhood maltreatment, parent-child relationship quality, and psychological symptoms ( p < .001). Specifically, paternal relationship quality moderated the association between childhood maltreatment and psychological symptoms in the total sample ( B = –0.01, p < .05) and the subgroup of girls ( B = –0.01, p < .05), while maternal relationship quality moderated only the association between childhood maltreatment and psychological symptoms in the subgroup of boys ( B = –0.01, p < .05). As the findings indicate, priority should be given to the quality of parent-child relationship and gender-specific methods employed to effectively reduce the psychological symptoms of adolescents with a history of childhood maltreatment.

Associations of Perceived Sibling and Parent-Child Relationship Quality With Internalizing and Externalizing Problems: Comparing Indian and Dutch Early Adolescents

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (8) ◽  
pp. 1163-1190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirsten L. Buist ◽  
Marjolein Verhoeven ◽  
René Hoksbergen ◽  
Jan ter Laak ◽  
Sujala Watve ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Psychosocial Development ◽  
Internalizing Problems ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Early Adolescents ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Externalizing And Internalizing Problems ◽  
Parent Child

The aims of the present study were (a) to examine whether Dutch and Indian early adolescents differ concerning sibling and parent-child relationship quality and externalizing and internalizing problems, and (b) to compare the associations between sibling and parent-child relationship quality and externalizing and internalizing problems for Indian and Dutch early adolescents. Our sample consisted of 274 Dutch (mean age = 10.9 years) and 236 Indian early adolescents (mean age = 10.8 years). Questionnaires were administered in the final grades of 15 Dutch primary schools and six Indian English-language middle schools. Indian early adolescents reported more sibling warmth and parental negative interaction than Dutch early adolescents. However, associations between sibling and parent-child relationship quality and externalizing and internalizing problems were similar. Our study indicates that cross-cultural differences may exist in quality of sibling and parent-child relationships, but not in their impact on externalizing and internalizing problems. More cross-cultural research concerning family relationship quality and its impact on early adolescent psychosocial development is needed to confirm our findings.

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