Xu Tao, Ren Jiyan
Department of Social Work, College of International Education and Social Development, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2025 Jan 8;15(1):52. doi: 10.3390/bs15010052.
Previous research has consistently showed a close relationship between the quality of parent-child relationships and adolescents' mental health. However, the relationship between parental control and adolescents' mental health has remained controversial. This study utilized baseline data from the China Education Panel Survey (CEPS 2013-2014) to analyze the impact of parent-child relationships on adolescents' mental health. The results indicated that parent-child relationships significantly influenced adolescents' mental health. Parental control moderated the impact of parent-child relationships on adolescents' mental health: When the parent-child relationship was good, appropriate behavioral control by parents strengthened the positive effect of a good parent-child relationship on adolescent mental health. Conversely, when the parent-child relationship was poor, parental control intensified the negative impact of a poor parent-child relationship on adolescent mental health. Furthermore, heterogeneity analysis revealed gender differences in the moderating effect of the parent-child relationship: compared to boys, the moderating effect of parental control on the parent-child relationship was more significant among girls.
以往的研究一直表明亲子关系质量与青少年心理健康之间存在密切关系。然而，父母控制与青少年心理健康之间的关系仍存在争议。本研究利用中国教育追踪调查（CEPS 2013 - 2014）的基线数据来分析亲子关系对青少年心理健康的影响。结果表明，亲子关系显著影响青少年心理健康。父母控制调节了亲子关系对青少年心理健康的影响：当亲子关系良好时，父母适当的行为控制增强了良好亲子关系对青少年心理健康的积极影响。相反，当亲子关系不佳时，父母控制加剧了不良亲子关系对青少年心理健康的负面影响。此外，异质性分析揭示了亲子关系调节效应中的性别差异：与男孩相比，父母控制对亲子关系的调节效应在女孩中更为显著。
