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2023 , Vol. 21 >Issue 6: 832 - 838

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12139/j.1672-0628.2023.06.015

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Family Rituals and Self-Control of Adolescents: A Chain Mediating Model of Parent-Child Attachment and Meaning in Life

  • Mingzheng WU ,
  • Di CHEN ,
  • Mengyao YAN ,
  • Suhang NI ,
  • Shiqi WANG ,
  • Jinrong YIN ,
  • Xiaoling SUN
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  • 1. Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058
    2. Department of Public Physical and Art Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058
    3. Department of Psychology, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121

Received date: 2022-08-01

  Online published: 2024-01-24

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Abstract

To explore the relationship between family rituals and self-control, 1380 high school students participated in this study and were measured by Family Ritual Questionnaire, Parent-Child Attachment Scale, Meaning in Life Questionnaire, and Brief Self-Control Scale. The results showed that: 1) family rituals, parent-child attachment and meaning in life were positively correlated with self-control of adolescents; 2) parent-child attachment and meaning in life played partial mediating roles between family rituals and self-control; 3) parent-child attachment and meaning in life played significant chain mediating roles between family rituals and self-control.

Key words： family ritual; self-control; parent-child attachment; meaning in life

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Mingzheng WU , Di CHEN , Mengyao YAN , Suhang NI , Shiqi WANG , Jinrong YIN , Xiaoling SUN . Family Rituals and Self-Control of Adolescents: A Chain Mediating Model of Parent-Child Attachment and Meaning in Life[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2023 , 21(6) : 832 -838 . DOI: 10.12139/j.1672-0628.2023.06.015

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