Overprotection in Adolescent Friendships

IF 1.2 4区心理学 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly-Journal of Developmental Psychology Pub Date : 2018-07-01 DOI:10.13110/MERRPALMQUAR1982.64.3.0347

R. Etkin, J. Bowker

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Abstract

Abstract:For the first time, we investigate associations between overprotective behavior within the context of adolescent friendships and psychosocial outcomes. Young adolescents participating in two studies (Ns = 270 and 179; 49% boys) completed self-report measures of psychological functioning, social problems (also assessed with peer nominations), and friendship quality. To assess friend over-protection, curvilinear effects of self-reported friend protection were examined in Study 1, and a self-report measure of parental overprotection was adapted to describe friend overprotection in Study 2. Gender and shyness (Study 2 only) were considered as moderators of associations between friend (over)protection and outcomes. Results from regression analyses revealed significant associations between extreme levels of friend protection/overprotection and indices of psychological and social maladjustment, with some associations specific to highly shy adolescents. These studies together represent a first step toward understanding a previously unexplored feature of adolescent friendships that may have important implications for psychological well-being and social adjustment.

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青少年友谊中的过度保护

摘要:本研究首次探讨了青少年友谊背景下过度保护行为与心理社会结果之间的关系。参与两项研究的青少年(n = 270和179;49%的男孩)完成了心理功能、社会问题(也通过同伴提名进行评估)和友谊质量的自我报告。为了评估朋友过度保护，在研究1中检验了自我报告的朋友保护的曲线效应，并在研究2中采用父母过度保护的自我报告测量来描述朋友过度保护。性别和羞怯(仅限研究2)被认为是朋友(过度)保护与结果之间关联的调节因子。回归分析结果显示，极端朋友保护/过度保护水平与心理和社会适应不良指数之间存在显著关联，其中一些关联是高度害羞的青少年所特有的。这些研究共同代表了理解青少年友谊的一个以前未被探索的特征的第一步，这个特征可能对心理健康和社会适应有重要的影响。

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