Weng Xiaofang, Ahemaitijiang Nigela, Cui Wei, Fang Huiting, Xue Xiaoran, Han Zhuo Rachel
Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Psychology Education, Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
Center for Counseling and Psychological Development, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
J Youth Adolesc. 2025 Jul 12. doi: 10.1007/s10964-025-02206-8.
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.
亲子之间的感知差异会影响孩子的发展，但其即时影响和长期影响仍不明确。本研究对88对中国亲子二元组（平均年龄M = 8.07，标准差SD = 1.16，男孩占57.95%）进行了调查，探讨了2021年7月至10月期间（T1）感知亲密程度的（不）一致性如何与即时二元情感、儿童副交感神经调节相关，以及在一年后（T2）测量的同步（T1）和前瞻性内化/外化问题。多项式回归和响应面分析表明，当孩子感知到的亲密程度高于父母时，他们会表现出更多积极情感并与父母分享。不一致与较差的副交感神经调节有关，但长期外化问题较少。低亲密程度下的一致性与更多的内化/外化问题相关。研究结果凸显了不一致的即时生理代价及其对儿童长期行为适应的潜在益处。
