Parental Management of Adolescents’ Peer Relationships in Ghana and the United States

IF 1.7 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY

Journal of Genetic Psychology Pub Date : 2022-06-11 DOI:10.1080/00221325.2022.2083936

Braima Salaam, D. Valentiner, Nina S. Mounts

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Abstract

Abstract A sample of Ghanaian (n = 119) and United States (US; n = 70) adolescents was used to examine parental management of peer relationships. Adolescents completed measures of consulting, guiding, parent-adolescent conflict about peers, and social behavior. Compared to US adolescents, Ghanaian adolescents reported higher levels of overt aggression and relational aggression. Ghanaian adolescents reported higher levels of conflict with parents about peers than US adolescents. Ghanaian boys reported the highest level of conflict with parents about peers, US boys reported the lowest level of conflict with parents about peers, and Ghanaian and US girls reported medium levels of conflict about peers. Girls reported higher levels of prosocial behavior than boys. Older adolescents reported higher levels of conflict with parents about peers, higher levels of overt aggression, and higher levels of relational aggression. Across nationality groups, higher levels of consulting were related to lower levels of overt aggression. Multiple regression analyses suggested that higher levels of conflict with parents about peer relationships was related to higher levels of overt aggression and relational aggression across nationality groups. A significant two-way interaction revealed that, for US adolescents, higher levels of consulting were related to higher levels of prosocial behavior. A significant three-way interaction suggested that guiding was not related to prosocial behavior regardless of level of conflict among Ghanaian adolescents. For US adolescents, higher levels of guiding at higher levels of conflict were associated with higher levels of prosocial behavior among US adolescents.

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加纳和美国青少年同伴关系的父母管理

摘要加纳（n = 119）和美国（US；n = 70）青少年被用来检查父母对同伴关系的管理。青少年完成了咨询、指导、父母与青少年关于同龄人的冲突和社会行为的测量。与美国青少年相比，加纳青少年的公开攻击和关系攻击水平更高。据报道，加纳青少年与父母在同龄人问题上的冲突程度高于美国青少年。加纳男孩报告称，与父母在同龄人问题上的冲突程度最高，美国男孩报告称与父母在同伴问题上的矛盾程度最低，加纳和美国女孩报告称，他们在同龄人方面的冲突程度中等。女孩的亲社会行为水平高于男孩。年龄较大的青少年报告说，他们与父母在同龄人问题上的冲突程度更高，公开攻击程度更高。在各个民族群体中，咨询水平越高，公开攻击程度越低。多元回归分析表明，与父母在同伴关系方面的冲突程度越高，各民族群体的公开攻击和关系攻击程度越高。一项显著的双向互动显示，对于美国青少年来说，咨询水平越高，亲社会行为水平越高。一项显著的三方互动表明，无论加纳青少年之间的冲突程度如何，指导都与亲社会行为无关。对于美国青少年来说，在冲突程度越高的情况下，指导水平越高，美国青少年的亲社会行为水平越高。

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Journal of Genetic Psychology 医学-心理学

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2.80

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Genetic Psychology is devoted to research and theory in the field of developmental psychology. It encompasses a life-span approach, so in addition to manuscripts devoted to infancy, childhood, and adolescence, articles on adulthood and aging are also published. We accept submissions in the area of educational psychology as long as they are developmental in nature. Submissions in cross cultural psychology are accepted, but they must add to our understanding of human development in a comparative global context. Applied, descriptive, and qualitative articles are occasionally accepted, as are replications and refinements submitted as brief reports. The review process for all submissions to The Journal of Genetic Psychology consists of double blind review.