The effects of parenting behavior on prosocial behavior of Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong

Ngai, Steven Sek-yum; Xie, Lili; Ng, Yuen-hang; Ngai, Hiu-lam

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.02.030

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“…Third, we assume that possible socialization effects are appropriate to explain the gender differences in weapons effects (Eron, 1992;Gallina & Fass, 2014). Gender-differentiated parenting greatly affects children's socialization from traditional Chinese cultures (Ngai et al, 2018). For example, prior research has demonstrated that parents are more likely to adopt strict strategies to discipline males even when they exhibit the same misconducts as females (Cui & Lan, 2020;Xing et al, 2019).…”

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The Effects of Weapon Toys on Aggressive Behavior among Chinese Children: The Mediating Role of Aggressive Cognition

Zhang

2021

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Background: The purpose of the study was to explore the relationships between exposure to weapon toys and aggressive behavior. Methods: The study sample included 104 six-year-old kindergarten children. Half of them were randomly assigned to play with weapon toys (experimental group) or non-weapon toys (control group). A Semantic Classification Task (SCT) and a Competitive Reaction Time Task (CRTT) were employed to measure aggressive cognition and aggressive behavior. A randomized controlled study was performed and a 2 x 2 (Toys, Gender) Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) statistical test was used to evaluate the effect of toys on aggressive cognition (reaction times to weapon pictures) and behavior (noise intensity setting), controlling for age. Mediation analysis was also conducted to test the mediating role of aggressive cognition in this effect.Results: Results indicated that playing with weapon toys increased aggressive cognition and aggressive behavior. Specifically, boys were more likely than girls to exhibit aggressive behavior in the weapon toys condition, though girls did exhibit aggressive cognition. Mediation analysis indicated that the weapon toy effect on aggressive behavior was partially mediated by aggressive cognition. Conclusions: The main findings of the study suggest that boys may be considered as the target group for aggression intervention and reduction in the context of weapon toys. Practitioners can take away the weapon toys to reduce aggressive cognition, so as to decrease children’s aggressive behavior.

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The Effects of Weapon Toys on Aggressive Behavior among Chinese Children: The Mediating Role of Aggressive Cognition

Zhang

2021

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“…For example, children tend to be more prosocial when parents provide high levels of warmth, support their autonomy (Ngai, Xie. Ng, & Ngai, 2018;Padilla-Walker & Carlo, 2014), and offer explanations for their demands or rules (Carlo, Knight, McGinley, & Hayes, 2011;.…”

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“…Children also are more prosocial when they receive parental encouragement to participate in prosocial activities (e.g., charitable work) or when parents initiate conversations that highlight the importance to be compassionate and helpful (Carlo, McGinley, Hayes, Batenhorst, & Wilkinson, 2007). By contrast, children tend to be less helpful when parents are verbally hostile (e.g., yelling) , punitive (Gryczkowski et al, 2017), psychologically controlling (Xing et al, 2017), or neglecting (Ngai et al, 2018).…”

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Parenting and prosocial behaviors: A meta‐analysis

2020

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Ascertaining whether and the extent to which different aspects of parenting are associated with prosocial behaviors could inform parenting programs in cultivating healthy development. Multilevel meta-analyses (k = 124) involving children and adolescents were conducted to examine associations between parenting and prosocial behaviors while accounting for demographic and study characteristics. Authoritative parenting (r = .174, p < .001) was associated positively whereas authoritarian parenting (r = −.107, p < .001) was associated negatively with prosocial behaviors. These associations remained robust across infancy, childhood, and adolescence in both individualistic and collectivistic cultures. These associations also were invariant across child and parent gender. Moderating effects relevant to the type of prosocial behaviors under examination were identified. Authoritative parenting was associated positively with general, public, emotional, anonymous, dire, compliant, and other specific types of prosocial behaviors (e.g., sharing), but associated negatively with altruistic prosocial behaviors. Authoritarian parenting was associated negatively with general and altruistic prosocial behaviors, but not other specific types. Moderating effects relevant to study design and informant of parenting were found. No moderating effects were identified for the informant and target of prosocial behaviors. Associations of permissive (r = −.096, p < .01) and neglecting parenting (r = −.054, p = .543) remain unclear due to insufficient number of studies and publication biases. Implications for theories, research, and practice are discussed.

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“…For instance, they are more prone to achieving manhood through a process of distancing femininity from themselves and maintaining a hierarchy of social superiority of masculinity (D'Urso and Pace, 2019). Second, influenced by traditional Chinese culture, gender-differentiated parenting still strongly impacts Chinese adolescent's socialization (Ngai et al, 2018;Xing et al, 2019). For instance, Xing et al (2019) have demonstrated that parents are more likely to use strict strategies to discipline boys even when they exhibit the same misbehaviors as girls.…”

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The Associations of Parental Harsh Discipline, Adolescents’ Gender, and Grit Profiles With Aggressive Behavior Among Chinese Early Adolescents

Cui

Lan

2020

Front. Psychol.

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Although the association between parental harsh discipline and aggressive behavior in adolescence has been well established, little attention has been paid to early adolescence. Moreover, the risk and protective factors (the interplay of parents' and adolescents' gender, the role of grit) in this association during this period are still less explored in the literature. Guided by a socioecological framework, the current study (more exploratory in nature) identified the grit profiles based on two dimensions (i.e., perseverance and consistency) in a sample of Chinese early adolescents; likewise, this study further investigated gender-specific patterns and the moderating role of grit profiles in the association between parental harsh discipline and aggressive behavior. A total of 1,156 Chinese early adolescents (46.5% girls) were involved in this study and completed a set of self-report questionnaires. Latent profile analysis revealed three profiles of grit: low perseverance and low consistency, high perseverance and low consistency, and high perseverance and high consistency. Moreover, linear regression analysis indicated that paternal and maternal harsh discipline were each positively associated with aggressive behavior. The positive association between paternal harsh discipline and aggressive behavior was only significant for adolescent boys with low levels of perseverance and consistency; in contrast, the positive association between maternal harsh discipline and aggressive behavior was significantly stronger for adolescent boys with high levels of perseverance and consistency. These findings suggest that parental harsh discipline presents a risk factor for aggressive behavior, especially for adolescent boys in early adolescence; such a vulnerable effect is more heightened for those with low levels of perseverance and consistency. In addition, although grit is assumed to be a positive personal attribute, maternal harsh discipline to boys in the Chinese family context may disturb their positive development pathway during early adolescence, which is highly discouraged.

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The effects of parenting behavior on prosocial behavior of Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong

Cited by 29 publications

References 49 publications

The Effects of Weapon Toys on Aggressive Behavior among Chinese Children: The Mediating Role of Aggressive Cognition

The Effects of Weapon Toys on Aggressive Behavior among Chinese Children: The Mediating Role of Aggressive Cognition

Parenting and prosocial behaviors: A meta‐analysis

The Associations of Parental Harsh Discipline, Adolescents’ Gender, and Grit Profiles With Aggressive Behavior Among Chinese Early Adolescents

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