scholarly journals Interparental Conflict and Delinquency Among Chinese Adolescents: Parental Knowledge as a Mediator and Deviant Peer Affiliation as a Moderator

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Lu ◽  
Quanfeng Chen ◽  
Chuyin Xie ◽  
Qiao Liang ◽  
Lanping Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interparental Conflict ◽  
Parental Knowledge ◽  
Chinese Adolescents ◽  
Deviant Peer Affiliation ◽  
Peer Affiliation

scholarly journals Community Violence Exposure and Externalizing Problem Behavior Among Chinese High School Students: The Moderating Role of Parental Knowledge

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yibo Zhang ◽  
Yuanyuan Chen ◽  
Wei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Problem Behaviors ◽  
Community Violence ◽  
Parental Knowledge ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Deviant Peer Affiliation ◽  
Peer Affiliation ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Externalizing Problem Behaviors ◽  
Externalizing Problem

Adolescents' community violence exposure (CVE) has been demonstrated with a range of behavioral and psychological problems, but the processes that explain these correlations are not clear. In our 2017 study, the mediating role of deviant peer affiliation in the relationship between CVE and externalizing problem behaviors has been confirmed. However, the moderating effect of parental factors is still unclear. Therefore, a new group (high school group) was adopted in this study to further explore the moderating effect of parental knowledge based on also confirming the mediating effect of deviant peer affiliation. Stratified-cluster sampling was used to recruit 1,797 volunteers who completed questionnaires on CVE, deviant peer affiliation, parental knowledge, and externalizing problem behaviors. The results of the structural equation modeling were: on the basis of our previous research, we further analyzed the mediating role of deviant peer affiliation, and the mediated association was moderated by parental knowledge. Especially when the school climate is added as a covariate, the moderating effect of parental knowledge has changed, that is, the positive association between CVE and externalizing problem behaviors was much stronger for adolescents who reported lower levels of parental knowledge than for those who reported higher levels of parental knowledge. The results support the assumptions of social learning theory and have implications for interventions of community violence.

scholarly journals Longitudinal association between interparental conflict and risk-taking behavior among Chinese adolescent: Testing a moderated mediation model

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wan-Yu Ye ◽  
Kai Dou ◽  
Lin-Xin Wang ◽  
Xiaoqi Lin ◽  
Ming-Chen Zhang
Keyword(s):  
School Climate ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Interparental Conflict ◽  
Moderated Mediation ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Deviant Peer Affiliation ◽  
Peer Affiliation ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model ◽  
Longitudinal Association ◽  
Risk Taking Behavior

Objective: Grounded in ecological system theory , this study considers the longitudinal association between interparental conflict (IPC) and risk-taking behavior among adolescents and investigates the underlying mediating and moderating mechanisms. Background: IPC has been shown to have a detrimental impact on adolescent behavior development. However, little is known about the processing mechanisms underlying the association of IPC and risk-taking behavior from an ecosystem perspective. Method: This study conducted a longitudinal design (3 time points, 3 months apart) with the sample comprising 550 middle school students in southeastern China (52.91% males; mean age at Time 1 = 15.37). The performed measurements encompassed IPC (T1), deviant peer affiliation (T2), school climate (T3), risk-taking behavior (T1/T2/T3), and demographic information. Results: The moderated mediation model revealed that after controlling for T1/T2 risk-taking behavior, T1 IPC was longitudinally and positively correlated with T3 risk-taking behavior through T2 deviant peer affiliation. Furthermore, the indirect effect of T2 deviant peer affiliation was significantly stronger under a low-level T3 school climate. Conclusion: Adolescent risk-taking behavior is the joint effect of risk factors from multiple microsystems. Specifically , IPC is associated with higher levels of deviant peer affiliation, which, in turn, are associated with more risk-taking behavior. Moreover, the negative school climate serves as a risk factor to enhance the adverse impact of deviant peer affiliation on adolescents' risk-taking behavior.

scholarly journals Deviant Peer Affiliation and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury among Chinese Adolescents: Depression as a Mediator and Sensation Seeking as a Moderator

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (16) ◽  
pp. 8355
Author(s):  
Chang Wei ◽  
Jingjing Li ◽  
Chengfu Yu ◽  
Yanhan Chen ◽  
Shuangju Zhen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Chinese Adolescents ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Deviant Peers ◽  
Deviant Peer Affiliation ◽  
Social Development Model ◽  
Peer Affiliation ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
The Social

Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is an emerging health problem among adolescents. Although previous studies have shown that deviant peer affiliation is an important risk factor for this behavior, the reasons for this relationship are unclear. Based on the integrated theoretical model of the development and maintenance of NSSI and the social development model of delinquency prevention, this study tested whether depression mediated the relationship between deviant peer affiliation and NSSI and whether this mediating effect was moderated by sensation seeking. A sample of 854 Chinese adolescents (31.50% male; Mage = 16.35; SD = 1.15) anonymously completed questionnaires on the study variables. Results of regression-based analyses showed that depression mediated the association between deviant peer affiliation and NSSI, and this effect was stronger among adolescents who reported high sensation seeking. The results demonstrate the role of individual differences in the link between affiliation with deviant peers and NSSI, and have implications for preventing and treating this risky behavior.

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