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Parental psychological control and adolescent adjustment: the role of adolescent emotion regulation

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Cui, Lixian, Morris, Amanda Sheffield, Criss, Michael M., Houltberg, Benjamin J., Silk, Jennifer S.·2014·Parenting
DOI 10.1080/15295192.2014.880018PMC PMC4104177
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OBJECTIVE: This study investigated associations between parental psychological control and aggressive behavior and depressive symptoms among adolescents from predominantly disadvantaged backgrounds. The indirect effects of psychological control on adolescent adjustment through adolescent emotion regulation (anger and sadness regulation) were examined as well as the moderating effects of adolescent emotion regulation. DESIGN: 206 adolescents (ages 10-18) reported on parental psychological control and their own depressive symptoms, and parents and adolescents reported on adolescent emotion regulation and aggressive behavior. Indirect effect models were tested using structural equation modeling; moderating effects were tested using hierarchical multiple regression. RESULTS: The associations between parental psychological control and adolescent aggressive behavior and depressive symptoms were indirect through adolescents' anger regulation. Moderation analyses indicated that the association between parental psychological control and adolescent depressive symptoms was stronger among adolescents with poor sadness regulation and the association between psychological control and aggressive behavior was stronger among older adolescents with poor anger regulation. CONCLUSIONS: Psychological control is negatively associated with adolescent adjustment, particularly among adolescents who have difficulty regulating emotions. Emotion regulation is one mechanism through which psychological control is linked to adolescent adjustment, particularly anger dysregulation, and this pattern holds for both younger and older adolescents and for both boys and girls.

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Authors
Cui, L., Morris, A. S., Criss, M. M., Houltberg, B. J., & Silk, J. S.
Affiliations
  • University of Toronto (CA)
  • Oklahoma State University (US)
  • Indiana University (US)
  • University of Pittsburgh (US)
Corresponding author
Morris, Amanda Sheffield
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Venue
Parenting
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2014-01-02
Volume
14
Issue
1
Pages
47-67
ISSN
  • 1529-5192 (ISSN-L)
  • 1532-7922
DOI
10.1080/15295192.2014.880018
PMC
PMC4104177
OpenAlex
W2105237270
Cited by
206
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6
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FWCI
11.44
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Parenting (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Opus: Research & Creativity (Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (1r15hd072463-01)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R15 HD072463)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Keywords
parental psychological control, adolescent adjustment, adolescent emotion regulation, aggression, depressive symptoms, anger regulation, anger dysregulation, disadvantaged youth, mediation, moderation, age differences, sex differences

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