The Reciprocal Relationship Between Parenting Styles and Problem Behaviors at Chinese Migrant Children

Abstract

Abstract: The aim of this study was to examine the reciprocal relationship between parenting styles and children’s problem behaviors at three time points with 12 months intervals. Four hundred seventy-seven migrant children from four public secondary schools in Shanghai were recruited. The results of the cross-lagged analysis were as follows: 1) A negative reciprocal effect between both paternal warmth and maternal warmth styles and children’s externalizing problem behaviors was supported. 2) The paternal behavioral control positively predicted the children’s externalizing and internalizing problem behaviors, while maternal behavioral control did not predict children’s externalizing or internalizing problem behaviors. The study reveals the interaction between parental factors and children’s behavior in the family system, which has some practical significance for promoting the healthy development of migrant children.

Key words: parenting style, migrant children, problem behavior, cross-lagged analysis

摘要： 采用间隔两年的三次测量点追踪设计，分析了上海公立中学六年级477名随迁儿童的教养方式与内外化问题行为的相互作用。结果表明：父亲、母亲温暖与随迁儿童外化问题行为之间存在负向的交叉滞后效应；父亲行为控制能够正向预测随迁儿童内化、外化问题行为，母亲行为控制对儿童内化、外化问题行为的预测作用不显著。研究揭示了家庭系统中父母因素与儿童行为的相互作用关系，对于促进随迁儿童健康发展具有一定的实践指导意义。

关键词: 父母教养方式, 随迁儿童, 问题行为, 交叉滞后分析

CLC Number:

B844

MA Lingling, YU Hongyan, FAN Weiqiao, MENG Xiao. The Reciprocal Relationship Between Parenting Styles and Problem Behaviors at Chinese Migrant Children[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2021, 19(3): 334-340.

马玲玲, 余鸿燕, 范为桥, 孟小. 父母教养方式与随迁儿童问题行为关系的交叉滞后分析[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2021, 19(3): 334-340.

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