Liu Simin, Hu Sydney X, Su Lanxin
Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau, Macao, Macao SAR, China.
Medicine School of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China.
Front Psychiatry. 2024 Nov 28;15:1500937. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1500937. eCollection 2024.
In an era marked by increasing loneliness, understanding the impact of parenting practices on adolescent well-being and resilience is crucial. This study investigates the relationship between parental democratic communication and key indicators of adolescent adjustment and well-being in China, with a focus on the mediating role of societal trust.
The study aimed to examine the direct effects of parental democratic communication on Chinese adolescents' subjective well-being and to explore the mediating roles of societal trust in this relationship.
Data were collected from 691 high school students as part of the 2020 Chinese Family Panel Studies (CFPS). The sample was divided into two age groups: 16-17 years old (n=493) and 18 years old (n=198). Multi-group Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to analyze the data.
SEM analysis revealed age-specific effects of parental democratic communication (PDC) on subjective well-being (SWB). For ages 16-17, PDC directly influenced SWB (β=0.269, p<0.001) with significant serial mediations through societal trust, negative emotion, and pleasant life experiences. For 18-year-olds, only societal trust mediated the PDC-SWB relationship (β=0.16, p<0.01). Meanwhile, the effect of societal trust is superior to that of other mediating variables in both groups. Multi-group analysis showed measurement invariance but differences in structural relationships across age groups.
Parental democratic communication has a direct as well as serial mediated impact on mid-adolescents' subjective well-being and an indirect impact through societal trust in late adolescence, among Chinese adolescents. These results point to a pattern we term "Societal Trust-Mediated Well-Being," which appears to wield greater influence than negative emotions or pleasant life experiences, particularly among older adolescents. These results underscore the need for developmentally tailored approaches and integrative interventions that adapt to the changing dynamics of adolescent well-being in a rapidly evolving society.
在一个孤独感日益增强的时代，了解养育方式对青少年幸福感和复原力的影响至关重要。本研究调查了中国父母民主沟通与青少年适应和幸福感关键指标之间的关系，重点关注社会信任的中介作用。
本研究旨在检验父母民主沟通对中国青少年主观幸福感的直接影响，并探讨社会信任在这种关系中的中介作用。
作为2020年中国家庭追踪调查（CFPS）的一部分，收集了691名高中生的数据。样本分为两个年龄组：16 - 17岁（n = 493）和18岁（n = 198）。采用多组结构方程模型（SEM）分析数据。
结构方程模型分析揭示了父母民主沟通（PDC）对主观幸福感（SWB）的年龄特异性影响。对于16 - 17岁的青少年，父母民主沟通直接影响主观幸福感（β = 0.269，p < 0.001），通过社会信任、负面情绪和愉快生活经历产生显著的系列中介作用。对于18岁的青少年，只有社会信任中介了父母民主沟通与主观幸福感的关系（β = 0.16，p < 0.01）。同时，在两个年龄组中，社会信任的影响均优于其他中介变量。多组分析显示测量不变性，但不同年龄组的结构关系存在差异。
在中国青少年中，父母民主沟通对青少年中期的主观幸福感有直接和系列中介影响，对青少年后期的主观幸福感有通过社会信任的间接影响。这些结果指向一种我们称之为“社会信任介导的幸福感”的模式，这种模式似乎比负面情绪或愉快生活经历具有更大的影响，尤其是在年龄较大的青少年中。这些结果强调了需要采用适合不同发展阶段的方法和综合干预措施，以适应快速发展社会中青少年幸福感不断变化的动态。
