Correction to "Parental warmth, COVID-19 peritraumatic distress, and emotional problems among Chinese adolescents: A cross-lagged panel study" by Xiao et al. (2025).

Abstract

Reports an error in "Parental warmth, COVID-19 peritraumatic distress, and emotional problems among Chinese adolescents: A cross-lagged panel study" by Tong Xiao, Xun Zhu, Qing Zeng, Ying Peng and Minqiang Zhang (Journal of Family Psychology, 2025[Sep], Vol 39[6], 735-744; see record 2026-21867-001). In the article, the analytical procedure was incorrectly described. In the Data Analysis section, the sentence "In addition, we performed exploratory factor analysis to evaluate common method bias for all items, with poor model fits indicating the absence of significant common method bias (Podsakoff & Organ, 1986)" should read "In addition, we performed confirmatory factor analysis to evaluate common method bias by testing a one-factor model, with poor model fit indicating the absence of significant common method bias (Podsakoff & Organ, 1986)." In the Preliminary Analysis section, the sentence "Subsequently, we employed exploratory factor analysis to assess common method bias" should read "Subsequently, we employed confirmatory factor analysis to assess common method bias." This error does not affect the reported results, interpretations, or conclusions of the study. (The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 2026-21867-001). It is well-established that parenting plays a crucial role in shaping the mental health of adolescents. This study aimed to investigate the longitudinal association between adolescents' perceived parental warmth, COVID-19 peritraumatic distress, and emotional problems. Participants were recruited from schools in Zhuhai, Xinyang, and Ningxiang. A total of 579 adolescents (55.4% girls, M_age = 12.83; SD_age = 0.76) took part in this three-wave study conducted in January 2023 (Time 1), March 2023 (Time 2), and May 2023 (Time 3), with each wave being 2 months apart. The results from the cross-lagged panel model supported significant bidirectional relations between emotional problems and COVID-19 peritraumatic distress. In addition, the influence of maternal or paternal warmth on subsequent emotional problems was not statistically significant. The COVID-19 peritraumatic distress at Time 2 mediated the longitudinal effect of emotional problems at Time 1 on paternal warmth at Time 3. Nevertheless, COVID-19 peritraumatic distress did not significantly influence subsequent maternal warmth. These findings contribute to our understanding of the varying responses to adolescents' stress across parental gender. Furthermore, they imply potential strategies to protect the healthy development of adolescents. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).