The Characteristics of Adolescents’ Perceived Parental Autonomy Support and Association with Social Adjustment: The Mediating Role of Self-Esteem

doi:10.12139/j.1672-0628.2022.03.013

Abstract

Abstract: The study aimed to examine the developmental characteristics of perceived parental autonomy support, and the mediating role of self-esteem in the association of perceived parental autonomy support with social adjustment among adolescents. The Parental Autonomy Support Scale, Social Adjustment Assessment Questionnaire and Self-esteem Scale were administered to 1888 adolescents from six schools. The results showed adolescents’ perceived parental autonomy support decreased first and then increased with an inflexion point at grade eight. Both paternal and maternal autonomy support had significantly positive correlations with the development of self-esteem and social adjustment. Both addictive and compensatory effects were found between paternal and maternal autonomy support. Self-esteem played a partial mediating role in the relationship between parental and maternal autonomy support and social adjustment among adolescents.

Key words: paternal autonomy support, maternal autonomy support, social adjustment, self-esteem, adolescent

摘要： 采用父母自主支持量表、自尊量表和青少年社会适应状况评估问卷，对1888名青少年进行调查，考察青少年感知到的父亲和母亲自主支持的年级特点，并探查父母自主支持与青少年社会适应的关系，以及自尊在二者关系中的作用。结果发现：（1）青少年感知到父亲和母亲自主支持发展趋势一致，均表现出先下降后上升的趋势，并在初二时期出现拐点。（2）父亲和母亲的自主支持与青少年自尊及社会适应各领域的发展均呈正相关，而且父亲和母亲自主支持的作用不仅具有累加效应，还可以相互补偿。（3）自尊在父亲和母亲自主支持与社会适应之间均起部分中介作用。

关键词: 父亲自主支持, 母亲自主支持, 社会适应, 自尊, 青少年

CLC Number:

B844

SUN Hongrui, LIU Mingxin, ZHANG Xingli, ZHOU Chenhao, DIAO Yaxin, BAO Naili. The Characteristics of Adolescents’ Perceived Parental Autonomy Support and Association with Social Adjustment: The Mediating Role of Self-Esteem[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2022, 20(3): 375-381.

孙洪蕊, 柳铭心, 张兴利, 周晨浩, 刁雅欣, 包乃丽. 父亲和母亲自主支持的特点及其与青少年社会适应的关系：自尊的中介作用[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2022, 20(3): 375-381.

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