Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University.
Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialization.
J Fam Psychol. 2019 Aug;33(5):511-520. doi: 10.1037/fam0000514. Epub 2019 Feb 7.
A large body of research has shown that parental divorce is linked to youths' psychological adjustment in Western societies, but less is known about how this life event may impact on adolescents living in the Chinese cultural context, which highlights losing face and dignity. The current study aimed to examine the relationship between parental autonomy support and psychological adjustment in middle to late adolescents from divorced and intact families in China, postulating moderation by grit. Participants were 210 adolescents (67.1% girls) from divorced families and 420 adolescents (58.6% girls) from intact families, aged between 14 and 18 years, who completed a questionnaire survey. Results indicated that adolescents from divorced families reported more problem behavior and less prosocial behavior than their peers from intact families. In regression analyses, grit moderated the association between parental autonomy support and prosocial behavior. Specifically, gritty adolescents were engaged in more prosocial activities than their nongritty peers when autonomy support was high. Furthermore, adolescents from divorced families fared less well when autonomy support was low. Chinese families may benefit from interventions focusing on the enhancement of both parental autonomy support and adolescents' self-regulatory skills to boost psychological adjustment in postdivorce settings. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
大量研究表明，父母离婚与西方社会青少年的心理适应有关，但对于生活在重视面子和尊严的中国文化背景下的青少年来说，这种生活事件如何影响他们，人们知之甚少。本研究旨在考察中国离异和完整家庭的青少年在父母自主支持与心理适应之间的关系，提出坚韧度的调节作用。参与者包括 210 名离异家庭的青少年（67.1%为女孩）和 420 名完整家庭的青少年（58.6%为女孩），年龄在 14 至 18 岁之间，他们完成了一项问卷调查。结果表明，离异家庭的青少年比完整家庭的青少年报告了更多的问题行为和更少的亲社会行为。在回归分析中，坚韧度调节了父母自主支持与亲社会行为之间的关系。具体来说，当自主性支持较高时，坚韧的青少年比不坚韧的青少年更愿意参与亲社会活动。此外，自主性支持较低时，离异家庭的青少年表现较差。中国家庭可能受益于关注增强父母自主性支持和青少年自我调节技能的干预措施，以促进离异家庭背景下的心理适应。（PsycINFO 数据库记录（c）2019 APA，保留所有权利）。
