Indulgent Parenting and Adolescents' Maladjustments: The Roles of Cultural Context and Parental Gender
<b>Background/Objectives.</b> Adolescence is a critical developmental stage marked by the exploration of independence and self-identity. In this study, we aimed to examine the association between indulgent parenting (characterized by high responsiveness and low demandingness) and adolesc...
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| Summary: | <b>Background/Objectives.</b> Adolescence is a critical developmental stage marked by the exploration of independence and self-identity. In this study, we aimed to examine the association between indulgent parenting (characterized by high responsiveness and low demandingness) and adolescents' maladjustments across emotional, behavioral, and social domains. <b>Methods.</b> Using a cross-cultural sample of high school students from the U.S. (<i>n</i> = 268) and China (<i>n</i> = 189), we tested the hypotheses that indulgent parenting was associated with adolescents' maladjustments, and that such association varied by cultural context (U.S. vs. China) and parental gender. <b>Results.</b> The results from Bayesian structural equation modeling supported the hypotheses, showing significant associations between indulgent parenting and adolescents' maladjustments and differences in the associations across cultures and parental gender. <b>Conclusions.</b> The findings highlighted the need for culturally informed parenting programs to foster healthy adolescent development. |
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| Item Description: | 10.3390/children11091132 2227-9067 |