Remondi Chiara, Gerbino Maria, Zuffianò Antonio, Baiocco Roberto, Cirimele Flavia, Thartori Eriona, Di Giunta Laura, Lunetti Carolina, Favini Ainzara, Bacchini Dario, Regalia Camillo, Lansford Jennifer E, Pastorelli Concetta
Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Comput Human Behav. 2024 Sep;158. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2024.108320. Epub 2024 May 29.
Youths who enter emerging adulthood with a background of familial relations grounded in positive parent-child interactions are better equipped to cope with transitional stressors, to voice effectively their opinions with parents, and to resist engaging in risky activities. However, little is known about the longitudinal associations between positive parenting, filial self-efficacy beliefs and youths' engagement in sexting behaviors. This study examined if positive parenting (mothers' and fathers' reports at children ages 13, 14, and 15) were related to youths' engagement in sexting behaviors (child's reports at age 19) both directly and indirectly, through adolescents perceived filial self-efficacy beliefs (child's reports at age 18). Participants included 194 Italian children (M = 13.54, 52.6% girls), their mothers ( = 193), and fathers ( = 150), who provided data across five waves over seven years. The mediation model was tested through a path analysis. Overall, results showed that, controlling for child gender and family SES, the effect of positive parenting on sexting behaviors was fully mediated by higher levels of perceived filial self-efficacy beliefs. The study reveals filial self-efficacy beliefs as central to the benefits conveyed to teens by parents in reducing their sexting behaviors.
带着基于积极亲子互动的家庭关系背景进入成年初期的年轻人，更有能力应对过渡性压力源，有效地向父母表达自己的意见，并抵制参与危险行为。然而，关于积极养育、孝顺自我效能感信念与年轻人参与发送性短信行为之间的纵向关联，我们知之甚少。本研究考察了积极养育（孩子13、14和15岁时母亲和父亲的报告）是否通过青少年感知到的孝顺自我效能感信念（孩子18岁时的报告）直接或间接地与年轻人参与发送性短信行为（孩子19岁时的报告）相关。参与者包括194名意大利儿童（平均年龄M = 13.54岁，52.6%为女孩）、他们的母亲（n = 193）和父亲（n = 150），他们在七年的时间里提供了五轮数据。通过路径分析对中介模型进行了检验。总体而言，结果表明，在控制了孩子的性别和家庭社会经济地位后，积极养育对发送性短信行为的影响完全由更高水平的感知孝顺自我效能感信念介导。该研究揭示了孝顺自我效能感信念对于父母在减少青少年发送性短信行为方面所带来的益处至关重要。
