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Editorial: Parental influence on child social and emotional functioning

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Zhu, Xiaoqin, Dou, Diya, Karatzias, Thanos·2024·Frontiers in Psychology
DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1392772PMC PMC10963596
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Editorial on the Research Topic Parental influence on child social and emotional functioningAn individual with healthy social and emotional functioning can experience, express, and manage emotions well, form and sustain positive social relationships, and adapt to social contexts effectively, which is essential for a person's overall healthy functioning and mental health, especially among children and adolescents (Mahoney et al., 2021).Research suggests that children who have positive social-emotional health tend to be happier, demonstrate better academic performance, and display fewer problematic behaviors than less socially and emotionally competent peers (Malti and Song, 2018;Collie, 2022;Guo et al., 2023).Such powerful effects are long-lasting and can extend from early years to adulthood (Luecken et al., 2013).Worldwide, there is a consensus that social and emotional development is a result of individual-context interactions (Lerner and Castellino, 2002).Children learn and practice their social-emotional skills in social interactions with parents, peers, and teachers.Particularly, socialization perspectives regard parenting as the primary factor that shapes child and adolescent development to a large extent (McDowell et al., 2002).Despite that a large number of empirical studies have linked different parenting practices to child and adolescent social-emotional development, the underlying psychological and behavioral mechanisms are still largely unknown, especially with regard to different age groups (e.g., young children and adolescents) and different contexts (e.g., rural-urban or cultural disparities).Another neglected area of research relates to how parental mental health may affect children's outcomes and in what ways.Thus, this Research Topic aims to enrich the existing literature in the field by welcoming submissions from different disciplines (e.g., psychology and social work) that may employ different research methods, such as quantitative, qualitative, systematic review, and conceptual studies.Early interactions with parents are critical for children to understand oneself, others, and the world.Parents may have different socialization practices, thus introducing different developmental trajectories to children (Kochanska et al., 2019).A nurturing, encouraging, and warm family environment often reflects healthy parent-child relationships that promote positive development and adjustment among young children; on the contrary, a family context characterized by stress, neglect, rejection, or dysfunctions would put children at risk for maladjustment later in life (Krauss et al., 2020;Ward and Lee, 2020;Zhu and Shek, 2021;Chen et al., 2022).In this Research Topic, six articles enriched the literature by discussing parenting practices and parental influences among preschool children.

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Authors
Zhu, X., Dou, D., & Karatzias, T.
Affiliations
  • Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)
  • Edinburgh Napier University (GB)
Corresponding author
Zhu, Xiaoqin
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Venue
Frontiers in Psychology
Publisher
Frontiers Media SA
Published
2024-03-12
Volume
15
Pages
1392772-1392772
ISSN
1664-1078 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1392772
PMC
PMC10963596
OpenAlex
W4392712303
Cited by
25
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15
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2026: 9 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 2
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en
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Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Education › Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Keywords
parental influence, child social-emotional development, parenting practices, parent-child relationship, socialization, parental mental health, child maladjustment, family environment, early childhood, adolescents, urban-rural differences, cultural disparities, developmental trajectories, socioemotional skills, mental health promotion, early intervention

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