The Relationship Between Harsh Parenting and Adolescents’ Search for Meaning in Life: A Moderated Mediation Model

Abstract

Abstract: To investigate the relationship between harsh parenting and adolescents’ search for meaning in life and its mechanism, we recruited 399 high school students to complete relevant questionnaires. The results showed that: 1) Perceived control had the suppressing effects on the relationship between harsh parenting and adolescents’ search for meaning in life. 2) Positive coping style weakened the positive predictive effect of harsh parenting and perceived control on search for meaning in life. Meanwhile, negative coping style reinforced the positive predictive effect of harsh parenting on search for meaning in life, but buffered the negative effect of harsh parenting on perceived control. Results highlighted the suppressing effects of perceived control and the moderating role of coping style in the relationship between harsh parenting and adolescents’ search for meaning in life.

Key words: harsh parenting, search for meaning in life, perceived control, coping style, adolescents

摘要： 为探讨粗暴养育对青少年生命意义寻求影响的内在机制，采用问卷法调查了武汉市某中学399名高中生。结果表明：（1）控制感在粗暴养育对生命意义寻求的影响中起“遮掩效应”；（2）积极应对削弱了粗暴养育和控制感对生命意义寻求的正向预测作用，而消极应对加强了粗暴养育对生命意义寻求的正向预测作用，却削弱了粗暴养育对控制感的消极影响。研究揭示了控制感和应对方式在粗暴养育与青少年生命意义寻求关系间的作用机制。

关键词: 粗暴养育, 生命意义寻求, 控制感, 应对方式, 青少年

CLC Number:

B844

DENG Huiying, KONG Fanchang. The Relationship Between Harsh Parenting and Adolescents’ Search for Meaning in Life: A Moderated Mediation Model[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2021, 19(5): 612-619.

邓慧颖, 孔繁昌. 粗暴养育和青少年生命意义寻求的关系：一个有调节的中介模型[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2021, 19(5): 612-619.

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