Development of Father- and Mother-Child Intimacy and Their Association with Internalizing and Externalizing Problems among Early and Middle Chinese Adolescents.

Parenting styles and the developmental environment of adolescents in China have undergone significant changes. However, the development of parent-adolescent intimacy among contemporary Chinese adolescents and its impact on internalizing and externalizing problems remain unclear. To address this rese...

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Publicado en:Journal of Youth & Adolescence Vol. 54; no. 5; pp. 1326 - 1340
Autores principales: Liu, Xin, Zhang, Yaoyao, Zeng, Jinyi, Jiang, Zhengyu, Liu, Yanling
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Publicado: Springer Nature May2025
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          Liu, Xin
          Zhang, Yaoyao
          Zeng, Jinyi
          Jiang, Zhengyu
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          https://ror.org/01kj4z117 Research Center of Mental Health Education, Southwest University, 400715, Chongqing, China
          https://ror.org/01kj4z117 Yibin Research Institute of Southwest University, 644005, Yibin, China
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        Adolescent development
        Sex distribution
        Father-child relationship
        Parenting
        Internalizing behavior
        Teenagers' conduct of life
        Middle school students
        Mother-child relationship
        Externalizing behavior
        Intimacy (Psychology)
        Research funding
        Longitudinal method
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          Adolescent development
          Sex distribution
          Father-child relationship
          Parenting
          Internalizing behavior
          Teenagers' conduct of life
          Middle school students
          Mother-child relationship
          Externalizing behavior
          Intimacy (Psychology)
          Research funding
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        Chinese adolescents
        Father-child intimacy
        Internalizing and externalizing problems
        Mother-child intimacy
        Psychology and Cognitive Sciences Psychology
        Sex difference
        Chinese adolescents
        Father-child intimacy
        Internalizing and externalizing problems
        Mother-child intimacy
        Psychology and Cognitive Sciences Psychology
        Sex difference
      ab: Parenting styles and the developmental environment of adolescents in China have undergone significant changes. However, the development of parent-adolescent intimacy among contemporary Chinese adolescents and its impact on internalizing and externalizing problems remain unclear. To address this research gap, this study explored the development of father-child and mother-child intimacy during early and middle adolescence and examined their effects on internalizing and externalizing problems. Further, it investigates the potential gender differences in these developmental processes. In total, 1,370 early adolescents (M age T1 = 12.31, SD age = 0.49; 51.17% girls) and 1381 middle adolescents (M age = 15.19, SD age = 0.50; 50.16% girls) participated in this one-year, three-wave longitudinal survey. The results showed that father-child and mother-child intimacy decreased over one year in early adolescents, while in middle adolescents, father-child intimacy increased, and mother-child intimacy decreased. Furthermore, the development of parent-child intimacy in both early and middle adolescents negatively predicted internalizing and externalizing problems one year later. Regarding sex differences, early adolescent girls had lower initial levels of father-child intimacy but higher initial levels of mother-child intimacy compared to boys. In middle adolescents, girls also showed higher initial levels of mother-child intimacy than boys. Additionally, the decline in father-child intimacy had a stronger impact on anxiety and aggression in early adolescent girls and a more significant effect on depression in middle adolescent girls. These findings offer new insights into how parent-child intimacy changes in Chinese adolescents and its impact on internalizing and externalizing problems, providing valuable guidance for targeted interventions.
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