The Bidirectional Associations between Parental Rejection and Externalizing Problems among Chinese adolescents
HUANG Lin-Hui , CHEN Yuan-Yuan, ZHU Jian-Jun
School of Psychology, South China Normal University / Center for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangzhou,510631 Guangdong, China
Abstract：Backgrounds Numerous studies have reported that externalizing problems could have both long and short term negative consequences for adolescents’ healthy functioning and well-being. It is important to understand the antecedents of adolescents’ externalizing problems in order to identify targeted interventions. Parenting styles are a stressor that may provoke adolescents’ externalizing problems. However, whether there are bidirectional associations between parental rejection and externalizing problems among Chinese adolescents remains unclear.
Objectives This research used an autoregressive cross-lagged model to explore bidirectional associations between parental rejection and externalizing problems among Chinese adolescents.
Methods Data were collected across three time points (spring semester of 7th grade, fall semester of 7th grade, and spring semester of 8th grade). In total, 1819 students (55.31% boys ) completed anonymous questionnaires about paternal rejection and externalizing problems. Gender, age, paternal and maternal education, and per capita income were set as covariates.
Results The results revealed that there was a direct longitudinal connection from parental rejection and externalizing problems, and the inverse relation was also significant.
Conclusions The findings highlight that there is a reciprocal relationship between parental rejection and externalizing problems among Chinese adolescents. The result have potential applied value for prevention and intervention.
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