The relations between parental psychological control and relational aggression: Mediating effects of social evaluative anxiety and anger-in

Adolescence is a transitional stage and a critical period of psychological growth. Adolescents might experience stress and strain as they lack confidence or are uncertain about their future (Rönnlund & Karlsson, 2006). Depression is a common problem in this developmental process, and it is acknowledged to strongly influence adolescents' relationship with their parents (Blatt, 2004). Parental rearing attitudes are divided into two types: supportive and controlling (Davidov & Grusec, 2006; Soenens & Vansteenkiste, 2010). "Supportive parenting" is closely related to children's positive development, while "controlling parenting" has various characteristics, such as discipline, demands, coercion, supervision, punishment, restrictions, and the withdrawal of affection. The latter has ambivalent effects on children's development, which can eventually cause the separation of "psychological control" from "behavioral control" (Barber, 1996; Soenens & Vansteenkiste, 2010). Behavioral control includes supervising children's behavior and has a positive effect on children's psychosocial function (Barber,

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The Effects of Parental Psychological Control and Boys and Girls’ Rejection Sensitivity on Relational Aggression in Elementary School Students

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2016

Korean J Child Stud

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This study examined the influences of maternal and paternal psychological control and children's rejection sensitivity on relational aggression in elementary school students, and investigated whether children's rejection sensitivity mediated the relation of parental psychological control and relational aggression. Methods: The participants of this study were 596 fifth to sixth graders from seven elementary schools located in Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi province. To measure the research variables, the Peer Conflict Scale (Marsee, Kimonis, & Frick, 2004), the Psychological Control Scale (Barber, 1996) and the Children's Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire (Downey, Lebolt, Rincón, & Freitas, 1998) were used. The data were analyzed by means of descriptive statistics and t-tests. Also, structure equation model (SEM) were used to examine the mediating role of rejection sensitivity. Results: The results of this study were as follows. First, the level of paternal psychological control increased the level of children's relational aggression whereas the level of maternal psychological control had no significant effect on it. In addition, the level of rejection sensitivity had a significant positive influence on the level of relational aggression. These tendencies were observed on both boys and girls. Second, only for boys, rejection sensitivity in upper elementary school students partially mediated the relation between paternal psychological control and relational aggression. Also, for both boys and girls, rejection sensitivity completely mediated the relation between maternal psychological control and relational aggression. Conclusion: In conclusion, the higher the level of paternal psychological control, the higher the level of children's rejection sensitivity, and subsequently the higher the level of their relational aggression

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The relations between parental psychological control and relational aggression: Mediating effects of social evaluative anxiety and anger-in

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