Parental Control and Children’s Psychological Adjustment: The Mediating Role of Children’s Self-Control

doi:10.12139/j.1672-0628.2022.02.008

Abstract

Abstract: This study explored the relations between parental control and children’s psychological adjustment and the mediating role of children’s self-control. A sample of 555 primary school students completed the Parental Control Questionnaire, the Social Skills Rating System, and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Results showed that: 1) Children of grade 6 had higher self-control than children of grade 4, and reported more emotional symptoms than children of grade 4 and 5. Boys reported more hyperactivity-inattention than girls. 2) Parental behavioral control significantly and positively predicted children’s positive psychological adjustment and negatively predicted children’s negative psychological adjustment, while parental psychological control significantly and negatively predicted children’s positive psychological adjustment and positively predicted children’s negative psychological adjustment. 3) Children’s self-control mediated the relations between paternal control (behavioral control and psychological control) and children’s hyperactivity-inattention and prosocial behavior but not children’s emotional symptoms.

Key words: behavioral control, psychological control, self-control, psychological adjustment

摘要： 以555名小学四到六年级儿童为被试，采用问卷调查法考察父母控制与儿童心理适应的关系，以及儿童自我控制在两者关系间的中介作用。结果发现：（1）六年级儿童的自我控制水平显著高于四年级，且情绪症状显著多于四、五年级；男生多动−注意缺陷水平显著高于女生；（2）父母行为控制对儿童积极心理适应具有显著正向预测作用，对儿童消极心理适应具有显著负向预测作用；而父母心理控制对儿童积极心理适应具有显著负向预测作用，对儿童消极心理适应具有显著正向预测作用；（3）儿童自我控制在父母控制（行为控制和心理控制）与儿童多动−注意缺陷和亲社会行为的关系间起显著中介作用，在父母控制与儿童情绪症状关系间中介作用不显著。

关键词: 行为控制, 心理控制, 自我控制, 心理适应

CLC Number:

B844

ZHANG Xiuhui, ZHAO Bao, WANG Zhijia, LIU Li. Parental Control and Children’s Psychological Adjustment: The Mediating Role of Children’s Self-Control[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2022, 20(2): 197-203.

张秀慧, 赵宝, 王志家, 刘莉. 父母控制与儿童心理适应的关系：儿童自我控制的中介作用[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2022, 20(2): 197-203.

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