Publication Date
2024
Document Type
Dissertation/Thesis
First Advisor
Demaray, Michelle
Degree Name
M.A. (Master of Arts)
Legacy Department
Department of Psychology
Abstract
Youth mental health is crucial for their overall well-being, and its absence can have detrimental consequences. Parenting behaviors play a significant role in promoting or hindering youth's healthy psychosocial development. In particular, parental psychological control has been linked to increased levels of internalizing and externalizing problems in youth, highlighting the need for research in this area to inform effective prevention and intervention. Guided by theories and previous research, the current study aims to replicate the associations between parental psychological control and adolescents' depression and anxiety symptoms while exploring emotional regulation difficulties as a mediator and social support from classmates and close friends as moderators, using a sample of 144 adolescents spanning grades six to eight.
Conditional process analyses were employed to address the research questions. The study found that parental psychological control is positively and significantly associated with adolescents' depression and anxiety symptoms. Furthermore, emotional regulation difficulties mediated these associations. However, the study did not find a significant moderating effect of classmate or close friend social support on these associations. The findings of the current study provided valuable insights for developing targeted interventions to enhance emotional regulation skills for youth experiencing parental psychological control and at risk of depression and anxiety.
Recommended Citation
Chen, Shiyuan, "Parental Psychological Control and Adolescents' Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety: Investigating the Mediating Role of Emotional Regulation and the Moderating Role of Peer Social Support" (2024). Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations. 8012.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/allgraduate-thesesdissertations/8012
Extent
108 pages
Language
en
Publisher
Northern Illinois University
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In Copyright
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