Beyond the one-parent effect: Profiles of Chinese maternal and paternal parenting combinations and adolescent adjustment

IF 2 3区社会学 Q2 FAMILY STUDIES

Family Relations Pub Date : 2025-10-13 DOI:10.1111/fare.70057

Keman Yuan, Hang Zhang, Kejun Zheng, Yufang Bian

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Abstract

Objective

The study aimed to identify Chinese parenting patterns by considering interparental differences and combinations within families and examine relations to emotional, behavioral, self-adjustment, and academic outcomes of adolescents.

Background

The heterogeneity of parenting is widely acknowledged; profiles of maternal and paternal parenting combinations and benefits for adolescent adjustment across multiple domains remain unclear, however.

Method

This sample consisted of 2,877 intact Chinese families with adolescents (M_age = 12.3 years), their parents, and their head teachers. Four crucial parenting dimensions in China (i.e., warmth, control, protection, and encouragement of achievement) reported by fathers and mothers, as well as emotional, behavioral, self-adjustment, and academic outcomes reported by adolescents were collected, and latent profile analysis was conducted.

Results

Our findings revealed four parenting profiles (i.e., affectionate and father-centered strict, mother-centered strict, neglectful, and highly affectionate-strict). Adolescents in affectionate and father-centered strict families, with enough warmth, moderate control and protection, and sufficient father involvement, adjusted the best across multiple domains.

Conclusions

Two novel parenting profiles characterized by interparental differences in China (i.e., affectionate and father-centered strict, mother-centered strict) were uncovered, with the former one the most beneficial for adolescent outcomes.

Implications

Findings highlighted the necessity of reconsidering parenting typologies from a two-parent perspective and provided valuable insights for future interventions in China.

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单亲效应之外：中国父母教养方式组合与青少年适应特征

目的本研究旨在通过考虑父母之间的差异和家庭内部的组合来识别中国的父母教养模式，并研究其与青少年情绪、行为、自我适应和学业成绩的关系。育儿的异质性已得到广泛认可；然而，父母亲教养方式组合的概况及其在多个领域对青少年适应的益处仍不清楚。方法本研究包括2,877个完整的中国青少年家庭（年龄为12.3岁）及其家长和班主任。收集中国父母报告的温暖、控制、保护和鼓励成就的四个关键育儿维度，以及青少年报告的情绪、行为、自我适应和学业成绩，并进行潜在特征分析。结果我们的研究结果揭示了四种教养模式（即以慈爱和父亲为中心的严格、以母亲为中心的严格、忽视型和高度亲昵型严格）。在以慈爱和父亲为中心的严格家庭中，拥有足够的温暖、适度的控制和保护以及足够的父亲参与的青少年，在多个领域的适应能力最好。结论在中国发现了两种具有父母间差异的新型教养模式（即亲昵型、父亲中心型和母亲中心型），其中亲昵型和父亲中心型对青少年发展最有利。研究结果强调了从双亲角度重新考虑父母类型的必要性，并为中国未来的干预措施提供了有价值的见解。

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来源期刊

Family Relations Multiple-

CiteScore

3.40

自引率

13.60%

发文量

164

期刊介绍： A premier, applied journal of family studies, Family Relations is mandatory reading for family scholars and all professionals who work with families, including: family practitioners, educators, marriage and family therapists, researchers, and social policy specialists. The journal"s content emphasizes family research with implications for intervention, education, and public policy, always publishing original, innovative and interdisciplinary works with specific recommendations for practice.