The Longitudinal Relationship Between Parent-Adolescent Conflict and Adolescents’ Bullying Perpetration: The Role of Self-Control and School Climate

IF 3.2 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Journal of Adolescence Pub Date : 2025-05-19 DOI:10.1002/jad.12514

Yanzhen Song, Fan Hou, Qian Zhou, Ruiping Zhang

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Abstract

Introduction

Parent-adolescent conflict is associated with bullying perpetration among adolescents. However, few studies have explored the underlying mechanisms of these relationships. Understanding these mechanisms is crucial for developing effective interventions to reduce bullying behaviors.

Methods

The study involved 899 Chinese adolescents (50.9% female, baseline Mage = 14.55 years, SD = 1.60) from ten middle schools in Henan Province, China. Data were collected in three waves between December 2017 and December 2019. Traditional and random intercept cross-lagged panel models were used to assessed the longitudinal relationships between parent-adolescent conflict and bullying perpetration over time. Additionally, mediation analysis was conducted to examine the role of self-control, and moderation analysis was performed to explore the impact of school climate on the mediation effect of self-control.

Results

Both traditional and random intercept cross-lagged panel models revealed a significant longitudinal relationship between parent-adolescent conflict and bullying perpetration. Mediation analysis showed that self-control mediated this relationship, indicating that higher levels of conflict were associated with lower self-control, which in turn predicted higher levels of bullying perpetration. Furthermore, the moderation analysis demonstrated that school climate moderated the effect of self-control on bullying perpetration, with a positive school climate weakening the negative impact of low self-control.

Conclusions

These findings contribute to understanding the dynamic relationship and underlying mechanisms between parent-adolescent conflict and bullying perpetration, emphasizing the need for joint efforts from families and schools to reduce bullying perpetration. Interventions targeting self-control and improving school climate may be particularly effective in reducing bullying perpetration among adolescents.

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亲子冲突与青少年欺凌行为的纵向关系：自我控制和学校氛围的作用。

父母-青少年冲突与青少年恃强凌弱行为有关。然而，很少有研究探索这些关系的潜在机制。了解这些机制对于制定有效的干预措施以减少欺凌行为至关重要。方法：选取河南省10所中学899名青少年为研究对象，其中女性50.9%，基线年龄14.55岁，SD = 1.60。数据在2017年12月至2019年12月期间分三波收集。采用传统和随机截距交叉滞后面板模型来评估父母-青少年冲突与欺凌行为之间的纵向关系。此外，通过中介分析考察自我控制的作用，并通过中介分析探讨学校氛围对自我控制中介效应的影响。结果：传统和随机截距交叉滞后面板模型均揭示了父母-青少年冲突与霸凌行为之间显著的纵向关系。中介分析表明，自我控制调节了这一关系，表明高水平的冲突与低水平的自我控制相关，而低水平的自我控制反过来又预示着高水平的欺凌行为。此外，调节性分析表明，学校氛围调节了自我控制对欺凌行为的影响，积极的学校氛围减弱了低自我控制的负面影响。结论：这些发现有助于理解父母-青少年冲突与欺凌行为之间的动态关系和潜在机制，强调家庭和学校共同努力减少欺凌行为的必要性。针对自我控制和改善学校气氛的干预措施可能对减少青少年中的欺凌行为特别有效。

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Journal of Adolescence PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

CiteScore

6.40

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2.60%

发文量

123

期刊介绍： The Journal of Adolescence is an international, broad based, cross-disciplinary journal that addresses issues of professional and academic importance concerning development between puberty and the attainment of adult status within society. It provides a forum for all who are concerned with the nature of adolescence, whether involved in teaching, research, guidance, counseling, treatment, or other services. The aim of the journal is to encourage research and foster good practice through publishing both empirical and clinical studies as well as integrative reviews and theoretical advances.