The Dual Impact of Parent–Child Discrepancies in Perceived Closeness: Immediate Emotional and Physiological Costs and Long-Term Behavioural Adaptation.

Parent‒child perceptual discrepancies can shape children's development, yet their real-time effects and long-term implications remain unclear. Examining 88 Chinese parent–child dyads (M = 8.07, SD = 1.16, 57.95% boys), this study investigated how (in)congruence in perceived closeness relates to real...

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Publicado en:Journal of Youth & Adolescence Vol. 54; no. 11; pp. 2829 - 2842
Autores principales: Weng, Xiaofang, Ahemaitijiang, Nigela, Cui, Wei, Fang, Huiting, Xue, Xiaoran, Han, Zhuo Rachel
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Publicado: Springer Nature Nov2025
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          https://ror.org/022k4wk35 Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Psychology Education, Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
          https://ror.org/03cve4549 Center for Counseling and Psychological Development, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
          https://ror.org/02v51f717 Beijing Key Laboratory of Behavior and Mental Health, Clinical and Health Psychology Department, School of Psychological and Cognitive Science, Peking University, Beijing, China
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        Closeness
        Internalizing and externalizing problems
        Parasympathetic regulation
        Parent‒child (in)congruence
        Positive affect
        Psychology and Cognitive Sciences Psychology
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        Internalizing and externalizing problems
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      ab: Parent‒child perceptual discrepancies can shape children's development, yet their real-time effects and long-term implications remain unclear. Examining 88 Chinese parent–child dyads (M = 8.07, SD = 1.16, 57.95% boys), this study investigated how (in)congruence in perceived closeness relates to real-time dyadic affects, child parasympathetic regulation, assessed between July to October 2021 (T1), and concurrent (T1) and prospective internalizing/externalizing problems, measured one year later (T2). Polynomial regression and response surface analyses revealed that when children perceived greater closeness than their parents did, they exhibited and shared more positive affect with their parents. Incongruence was linked to poorer parasympathetic regulation but lower long-term externalizing problems. Congruence in low closeness was associated with more internalizing/externalizing problems. Findings highlight the immediate physiological costs of incongruence and its potential benefits for children's long-term behavioral adaptation.
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