The Role of Parental Psychological Control and Warmth in College Students’ Relational Aggression and Friendship Quality

Baumgardner, Megan; Boyatzis, Chris J.

doi:10.1177/2167696817712809

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“…Still, hearing status might influence regulation capabilities and one's likelihood to engage in aggressive behavior (e.g., Babaroglu, 2016), though these differences were not examined in the present study. Additionally, given that samples of similar studies on relational aggression in emerging adults have reflected similar demographics as the present study (e.g., Baumgardner & Boyatzis, 2018), further work would benefit from examining a similar model of relational aggression in more diverse samples.…”

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Applying a bifactor model to the functions of relational aggression: Associations with hostile attribution biases and difficulties with emotion regulation

Colton

Godleski

Crane

2022

Aggressive Behavior

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Previous research suggests that reactive and proactive aggression likely have distinct underlying mechanisms that uniquely contribute to the perpetration of each as a result of faulty cognitive and emotional processes. Still, very little work has examined the association of the functions of relational aggression with emotion dysregulation and hostile attribution biases. In addition, it is important to examine relational aggression in its pure and co-occurring functions given that past work finds reactive and proactive aggression to occur both jointly and distinctly. Thus, the current study employed a bifactor model to distinguish between pure reactive, pure proactive, and co-occurring relational aggression in emerging adulthood (N = 647, M age = 19.92, SD = 2.83), a developmental time period for which relational aggression is particularly prominent. To further address gaps in the relational aggression literature, indirect pathway models revealed that relational hostile attribution biases emerged as a concurrent indirect path in the relationship between emotion dysregulation and pure reactive relational aggression. Furthermore, emotion dysregulation was directly positively associated with both pure functions as well as co-occurring relational aggression, and hostile attribution biases for relational provocations were directly associated with both pure functions of relational aggression, though the association was negative for pure proactive and positive for pure reactive relational aggression.Findings highlight the potential influence of emotion dysregulation and attributing hostile intent to social situations on engaging in the different functions of relational aggression.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 90%

Applying a bifactor model to the functions of relational aggression: Associations with hostile attribution biases and difficulties with emotion regulation

Colton

Godleski

Crane

2022

Aggressive Behavior

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“…At the opposite, parental psychological control is consistently associated with maladjustment and ill-being (Soenens & Vansteenkiste, 2010). Previous studies have shown, in fact, positive relations with depressive symptoms (Bleys, Soenens, Claes, Vliegen, & Luyten, 2018), frustration intolerance (Filippello, Harrington, Costa, Buzzai, & Sorrenti, 2018) and relational aggression (Baumgardner & Boyatzis, 2017). Although abundant research emphasized the importance of parental psychological controlling and autonomy-supportive behaviours for adolescent emotional development, evidence on the association between parental psychological control, parental autonomy support and trait EI is limited (Gugliandolo et al, 2015a).…”

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The intergenerational transmission of trait emotional intelligence: The mediating role of parental autonomy support and psychological control

Costa

Barberis

Gugliandolo

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Journal of Adolescence

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Introduction: Trait emotional intelligence (trait EI) is a relevant construct that could promote positive development in adolescents and may predict a number of affect-related outcomes. However, studies focused on its antecedents are still scarce. The main aim of this study is to examine the intergenerational transmission of trait EI from parents to adolescents and the mediating role of parental autonomy support and psychological control. Methods: Our sample was comprised of 152 cohabiting families, with adolescents (75 males and 77 females) between 16 and 17 years old (M = 16.45; SD = 0.50). Results: Results suggested that paternal and maternal trait EI positively predicted paternal and maternal autonomy support and psychological control, and adolescent trait EI was predicted by maternal trait EI, adolescent perception of parental autonomy support and adolescent perception of parental psychological control. Adolescent perception of parental autonomy support and adolescent perception of parental psychological control were shown to act as mediators between adolescents' trait EI and paternal and maternal trait EI. Conclusions:The results extend the literature on the role of parents in the development of trait EI and confirm the relevance of trait EI for affect-related outcomes.

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“…For instance, Zhao et al (2021) conducted a cross-sectional study in Chinese adolescents, and found that positive parenting was positively associated with friendship quality. Baumgardner and Boyatzis (2017) conducted a cross-sectional study among college students, and found that parental psychological control was negatively associated with friendship quality. Moller et al (2019) has also found that parental conditional regard was negatively associated with security of attachment with friends, which was used as an indicator of relationship quality.…”

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The longitudinal associations between perceived maternal parenting practices, mother–adolescent relationship quality, and friendship quality

Xiang

Liu

Sun

2022

Journal of Adolescence

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Introduction As adolescents begin to expand their social networks beyond their family, they turn increasingly to their peers for support. Parenting practices present in the parent–child dyad are likely to extend to peer dyads. However, when considering the process involved in the transmission from parenting practices to friendships, the mediating role of parent–child relationships remains unclear. The current study explored the mediating effect of mother–adolescent relationship quality in the association between perceived maternal parenting practices (i.e., autonomy support and psychological control) and friendship quality using a three‐wave longitudinal design, and also examined whether adolescents' gender moderates these associations. Methods A sample of 344 Chinese adolescents (12.01 to 15‐year‐old at Wave 1, M = 13.08, SD = 0.39; 153 boys and 191 girls) filled out questionnaires on perceived maternal parenting practices, mother–adolescent relationship quality, and friendship quality, separately in three waves. Results Perceived maternal autonomy support was associated with positive friendship quality through positive mother–adolescent relationship quality. However, perceived maternal psychological control was not associated with negative friendship quality. Moreover, marginal gender differences were only found in the associations between autonomy support and positive mother–adolescent relationship quality. Conclusions These findings demonstrate the spillover effects existed only between autonomy support and positive friendship quality, and highlight the importance of positive mother–adolescent relationship quality when promoting positive friendship quality.

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The Role of Parental Psychological Control and Warmth in College Students’ Relational Aggression and Friendship Quality

Cited by 21 publications

References 20 publications

Applying a bifactor model to the functions of relational aggression: Associations with hostile attribution biases and difficulties with emotion regulation

Applying a bifactor model to the functions of relational aggression: Associations with hostile attribution biases and difficulties with emotion regulation

The intergenerational transmission of trait emotional intelligence: The mediating role of parental autonomy support and psychological control

The longitudinal associations between perceived maternal parenting practices, mother–adolescent relationship quality, and friendship quality

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