Parents’ peer restriction in the United States and China: A longitudinal study of early adolescents
Xiong, Yu
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Title
Parents’ peer restriction in the United States and China: A longitudinal study of early adolescents
Author(s)
Xiong, Yu
Issue Date
2019-04-22
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Pomerantz, Eva Marie
Department of Study
Psychology
Discipline
Psychology
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
M.S.
Degree Level
Thesis
Keyword(s)
culture
parental control
parental peer management
Abstract
This research examined parents’ exertion of control over children’s peer relationships in the United States and China. Three times over a year, 934 American and Chinese children (M age = 12.67 years) reported on their parents’ peer restriction (i.e., efforts to limit children’s connection or time with peers) and their psychological adjustment (i.e., delinquent behavior and internalizing symptoms). Parents’ peer restriction predicted decrements in children’s psychological adjustment over time similarly in the United States and China. However, children’s psychological adjustment predicted parents’ peer restriction over time to a greater extent in the United States (vs. China). Thus, culture may contribute to the socialization process involving parents’ exertion of control over children’s peer relationships, but only via child-driven pathways.
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