Family Processes, Parenting Practices, and Psychosocial Maturity of Chinese Youths : A Latent Variable Interaction and Mediation Analysis
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Original language | English |
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Article number | 4357 |
Journal / Publication | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 8 |
Online published | 20 Apr 2021 |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2021 |
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Abstract
Development of psychosocial maturity has profound implications for youths’ well-being and positive development in the long run. Nevertheless, little research has investigated the way family socialization contributes to youths’ psychosocial maturity. Both the concepts of family socialization and psychosocial maturity are multifaceted and latent, which may lead to biased results if studied by manifest variables. Also, no existing research has discovered how different family socialization components interact latently to contribute to youths’ psychosocial maturity. The current study, based on a sample of 533 Chinese parent-youth dyads, examined the effects of family socialization by positive family processes and authoritative parenting, and their latent interaction in an integrated moderation and mediation modeling framework on Chinese youths’ psychosocial maturity. Results showed that both positive family processes and authoritative parenting, and their latent interaction significantly predicted the higher psychosocial maturity of Chinese youths. Authoritative parenting acted as a mediator for the relationship between positive family processes and Chinese youths’ psychosocial maturity. Furthermore, the mediating effect of authoritative parenting was conditioned by different contexts of positive family processes, the strongest and least strong effects found in high and low positive family processes, respectively, and moderate effect observed in medium positive family processes. Findings of the current study contribute to our understanding of the complicated family mechanism in relation to youth development, especially in this digital era.
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- Family processes, Parenting practices, Perspective taking, Psychosocial maturity, Self-concept, Self-control
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Family Processes, Parenting Practices, and Psychosocial Maturity of Chinese Youths: A Latent Variable Interaction and Mediation Analysis. / Yeung, Jerf W. K.
In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 18, No. 8, 4357, 04.2021.
In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 18, No. 8, 4357, 04.2021.
Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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