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{"title":"Longitudinal Relationship Between Parental Psychological Flexibility and Peer Victimization in Children: The Mediating Role of Executive Function and Social Anxiety","authors":"Qingqing Li, Xue Shen, Yuqin Tu, Zongkui Zhou, Jing Wang","doi":"10.1007/s10964-025-02170-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-025-02170-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Prior research shows that parental psychological flexibility can benefit children’s social adjustment, but its role in mitigating peer victimization remains unclear. This study addressed this gap by examining the potential mediating roles of executive function and social anxiety in the longitudinal relationship between parental psychological flexibility and peer victimization. The sample comprised 511 primary school students (grades 4–6; 46.58% girls; <i>M</i>_age = 9.34, <i>SD</i> = 1.10) and their parents, followed three waves across one year. Results showed that parental psychological flexibility was negatively correlated with low executive function, social anxiety, and peer victimization. Structural equation modeling revealed that parental psychological flexibility predicted lower peer victimization both directly and indirectly through two distinct pathways—social anxiety alone and a chained mediation link from executive function to social anxiety. These findings underscore the importance and key explanatory mechanisms of parental psychological flexibility in mitigating the risk of peer victimization among children and early adolescence, offering valuable insights for the development of prevention and intervention strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":17624,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Youth and Adolescence","volume":"58 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143758013","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Defending Behavior in Bullying and Defenders’ Psychosocial Outcomes among Children and Adolescents: A Series of Three-Level Meta-Analyses","authors":"Xin Tian, E. Scott Huebner, Lili Tian","doi":"10.1007/s10964-025-02176-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-025-02176-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Defending behavior in bullying plays a vital role in mitigating bullying. However, previous research has reported inconsistent findings regarding the potential psychosocial risks faced by defenders. The current study aimed to systematically examine and quantify the associations between defending behavior in bullying and defenders’ psychosocial outcomes through a series of three-level meta-analyses. Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, a comprehensive systematic search, manual search, and citation tracking were conducted across several databases. The search yielded 290 effect sizes from 62 studies, encompassing data from 102,574 children and adolescents. The analyses revealed that defending behavior in bullying was weakly, but significantly positively correlated with concurrent internalizing problems and victimization. The analyses also showed a small, but reliable positive correlation between defending behavior in bullying and concurrent social relationships, as well as associations with both concurrent and longitudinal social status. These associations were moderated by culture, types of defending, the reporter of defending, and social status types. Positive association between defending behavior and internalizing problems increased with individualism scores. Aggressive defending showed a stronger positive association with internalizing problems than other defending behavior. Both direct defending (particularly aggressive defending) and self-reported defending demonstrated stronger positive correlations with victimization. Defending behavior was more positively linked to likability than popularity. Peer-reported defending was more strongly associated with social status than self-reported defending. However, significant correlations were not observed between defending behavior and externalizing problems or academic achievement. Given the dual nature of defending behavior in bullying, implications for future research directions and bystander intervention programs are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":17624,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Youth and Adolescence","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143758016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Multi-Informant Profiles of Helicopter Parenting and Parent-Child Intimacy: Longitudinal Links with Adolescents’ Self-Discipline and Problematic Internet Use","authors":"Yan Wang, Wei Wu, Xinrui Cao, Xiaoya Tang","doi":"10.1007/s10964-025-02179-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-025-02179-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Family systems theory emphasizes the combined influence of various family factors and the heterogeneity across families. Prior research has separately examined the effects of helicopter parenting and parent-child relationships on adolescent self-regulation-related behaviors, leaving their combined influence unclear. This study adopts a person-centered approach to identify latent profiles of helicopter parenting and parent-child intimacy and examine their longitudinal links with self-discipline and problematic internet use. Matched data on fathers (<i>M</i>_<i>age</i> = 42.65, <i>SD</i> = 4.34), mothers (<i>M</i>_<i>age</i> = 41.60, <i>SD</i> = 3.88), and children (<i>M</i>_<i>age</i> = 12.78, <i>SD</i> = 0.94, 51.6% female) from 283 families were included at two time points (T1 and T2, six months apart). Three distinct profiles emerged: moderate helicopter parenting with low intimacy, low helicopter parenting with moderate intimacy, and moderate helicopter parenting with moderate intimacy. At T2, compared to adolescents in moderate helicopter parenting with moderate intimacy families, those in moderate helicopter parenting with low intimacy families exhibited lower self-discipline and higher problematic internet use, and those in low helicopter parenting with moderate intimacy families demonstrated higher self-control. Additionally, compared to adolescents in low helicopter parenting with moderate intimacy families, those in moderate helicopter parenting with low intimacy families had lower self-control and higher problematic internet use. These findings underscore the importance of considering both helicopter parenting and parent-child intimacy when examining adolescent self-regulation.</p>","PeriodicalId":17624,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Youth and Adolescence","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143758602","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"When Push Comes to Shove: Unravelling the Developmental and Longitudinal Dynamic Relationship between Bullying and Empathy in Chinese School Children.","authors":"Yifan Wang, Mengmeng Zhang, Zhiwei Yang, Wenting Ye, Qian Nie, Zhaojun Teng","doi":"10.1007/s10964-024-02107-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10964-024-02107-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>While bullying has significant long-term impacts on mental health, the developmental relationship between empathy and bullying behaviors remains unclear. Specifically, it is uncertain whether bullying perpetration and victimization predict changes in empathy over time or if empathy influences these behaviors. This study addresses this gap by examining the longitudinal dynamic relationship between empathy, bullying perpetration, and victimization. The sample comprised 3337 Chinese school children (M_age = 11.23 years, SD = 1.60; 47.7% female), followed over six waves across three years. Random intercept cross-lagged panel models (RI-CLPMs) were employed to separate between-person and within-person effects. Results indicated that at the between-person level, empathy, bullying perpetration, and victimization followed decreasing trajectories, with initial empathy negatively associated with both bullying perpetration and victimization. At the within-person level, fluctuations in bullying perpetration and victimization predicted subsequent declines in empathy, while empathy did not significantly predict later changes in bullying perpetration and victimization behaviors. These findings suggest that bullying experiences, whether as a perpetrator or victim, can impair empathy development and that empathy alone may not be sufficient to reduce bullying. This challenges current intervention models focused on empathy enhancement and calls for more nuanced approaches that address the complex dynamics between empathy and bullying.</p>","PeriodicalId":17624,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Youth and Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":"981-996"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142710346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Are Peer-rejected Adolescents More Likely to Become Bullies or Victims? A Longitudinal Social Network Analysis.","authors":"Mingling Xiong, Xiaolin Guo, Ping Ren","doi":"10.1007/s10964-024-02110-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10964-024-02110-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although many studies have explored the effects of peer rejection on bullying and victimization, the specific targets of bullying and victimization in adolescents after experiencing rejection have not been identified. This study adopts longitudinal social network analysis to examine whether the effects of peer rejection on bullying and victimization are only for peers in the rejecting relationship or involve other peers. This two-wave longitudinal study included 2,223 Chinese junior high school students. Students reported rejection, bullying, and victimization at the end of the first semester of eighth grade (M_age = 13.93 years, SD = 0.60, 48.6% girls) and the end of the second semester of eighth grade (M_age = 14.38 years, SD = 0.59, 49.0% girls). After fitting the data to stochastic actor-oriented models, the results revealed that rejected adolescents are more likely to be victimized by peers who reject them but not by others. Conversely, rejected adolescents tend to bully peers who do not reject them. These findings suggest that rejected adolescents simultaneously are at risk of both developing as bullies and being forced to become victims. They target different peers in each context, reflecting the complexity of bullying and victimization among adolescents after being rejected by peers.</p>","PeriodicalId":17624,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Youth and Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":"955-966"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142668435","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cumulative Interpersonal Risk, Non-Suicidal Self-Injury, and Suicide Attempts in Early Adolescence: Between-Person Differences and within-Person Effects.","authors":"Danyun Wang, Jingfei Zhao, Yulong Wang","doi":"10.1007/s10964-024-02101-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10964-024-02101-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Poor interpersonal relationships are one of the risk factors for non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and suicidal behaviors among adolescents. Previous studies have mostly focused on a single interpersonal perspective, and it remains uncertain how the cumulative interpersonal risk across time and domains interacts with NSSI and suicide. The current study employed cross-lagged panel models (CLPM) and random intercept cross-lagged panel models (RI-CLPM) to investigate the interaction among cumulative interpersonal risk, NSSI, and suicide attempts at both the between-person and within-person levels, while examining sex differences in these relationships. A total of 1038 Chinese adolescents (47.0% girls; baseline M_age = 12.35 years, SD = 0.52) participated in a four-wave longitudinal survey with 6-months intervals. The results showed that at the between-person level, there were reciprocal predictive relationships between cumulative interpersonal risk, NSSI and suicide attempts. At the within-person level, changes in NSSI affected changes in cumulative interpersonal risk, and suicide attempts exhibited a reciprocal relationship with cumulative interpersonal risk and NSSI, with significant sex differences observed. These findings underscore the stable and trait-like associations between cumulative interpersonal risk, NSSI and suicide attempts. Given these findings, to reduce the occurrence of suicide among adolescents, it is essential to target interventions aimed tat enhancing their interpersonal adaptability.</p>","PeriodicalId":17624,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Youth and Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":"967-980"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142710226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Appearance-Related Victimization and Pubertal Asynchrony: Identifying Sex-Specific Vulnerabilities.","authors":"Jasmine C Bigelow, Natasha Chaku","doi":"10.1007/s10964-024-02099-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10964-024-02099-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pubertal development is associated with many psychosocial and interpersonal changes, including a dramatic rise in appearance-related victimization. Yet, it is unclear what aspects of pubertal development provoke victimization along with which, and when, youth are at heightened risk. The present study seeks to address this gap by examining the effect of pubertal asynchrony (i.e., temporal variation in an individual's pubertal milestones) on appearance-related victimization and by determining whether associations between asynchrony and victimization differ by sex and pubertal status. In follow-up analyses, associations between pubertal asynchrony and different typologies of victimization were also assessed. Participants included 373 youth (M_age = 13.51 [1.62]; 40% girls, 60% boys; 61% White) drawn from an online sample. The results showed that more pubertal asynchrony was associated with more appearance-related victimization, especially for girls, but associations did not differ across pubertal status. Latent profile analyses of appearance-related victimization further suggested that asynchronous youth were more likely to be in profiles characterized by high appearance-related victimization as well as those characterized by high height-based victimization (boys only). The findings suggest that pubertal asynchrony contributes to appearance-related victimization in adolescence and highlights the need for targeted intervention efforts related to pubertal development and specific typologies of victimization.</p>","PeriodicalId":17624,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Youth and Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":"821-836"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142522163","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Divergent and Bidirectional Relationships Between Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry and Prosocial Behaviors.","authors":"Zhixuan Lin, Natalie Wong, Zhen Guo, Yu Kou, Helene H Fung","doi":"10.1007/s10964-024-02111-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10964-024-02111-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Previous studies have identified narcissism as one of the dark triad personalities. However, contradictory findings were found regarding the relationship between grandiose narcissism and prosocial behaviors. The present research further explored their relationships and reconciled the contradictions by distinguishing between narcissistic admiration and rivalry facets, as well as investigating the bidirectional relationships between narcissism and prosocial behaviors, and the mediating effect of basic psychological needs satisfaction/frustration. This study utilized three-wave panel data of Chinese adolescents (N = 1641, 52.3% female, Wave 1 M_age = 15.26, SD = 0.52). Cross-lagged panel models revealed that admiration predicted a higher level of basic psychological needs satisfaction and prosocial behaviors, while rivalry predicted a higher level of basic psychological needs frustration and a lower level of prosocial behaviors. Prosocial behaviors, in turn, predicted higher levels of needs satisfaction and admiration, and lower levels of needs frustration and rivalry subsequentially. These effects were not observed by random-intercept cross-lagged panel model. The findings contribute to the understanding of the complexity of narcissism and its intra- and interpersonal outcomes among adolescents, providing practical implications for future studies and educational practices.</p>","PeriodicalId":17624,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Youth and Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":"1014-1025"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142769862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Associations Between Parenting and Bullying Among Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Xiaowei Chu, Zikang Chen","doi":"10.1007/s10964-024-02108-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10964-024-02108-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Parenting styles are closely related to bullying behavior in children and adolescents. However, differences in study design and inconsistent results create uncertainty regarding the relationship between parenting and bullying. This study aimed to evaluate the associations between four parenting styles and bullying perpetration/victimization through a meta-analysis, identifying sources of study heterogeneity by examining moderating effects. This meta-analysis included 107 studies with 624 effect sizes and 162203 participants (49.28% female, M_age = 13.51, SD_age = 2.56). Results indicated that positive parenting was negatively correlated with bullying perpetration and victimization, while negative/harsh parenting and uninvolved parenting were positively correlated with bullying perpetration and victimization. A positive correlation was also found between psychologically controlling parenting and bullying victimization (not perpetration). Significant moderating variables included the identity of the caregiver, country of origin, ethnic group, reporter of parenting, reporter of bullying, and measure of bullying. Specifically, the mother's psychological control was more related to bullying perpetration and victimization than the father's. Compared to other countries and ethnic groups, the relationships between psychologically controlling parenting or negative/harsh parenting and bullying were more positive in studies of Chinese and Asians. The relationship between negative/harsh parenting and bullying demonstrated a greater effect size in self-reported measures of parenting and bullying. Finally, a stronger correlation was found between negative/harsh parenting and bullying victimization when using the Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire to measure bullying. The current study deepens the understanding of the relationship between different parenting styles and bullying, emphasizing that adopting appropriate parenting, particularly positive parenting behaviors, helps mitigate bullying issues and achieve positive developmental outcomes for children and adolescents.</p>","PeriodicalId":17624,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Youth and Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":"928-954"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142644279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reciprocal Relationships Between Parental Involvement and Academic Performance in Early Adolescence: A Two-Year Longitudinal Study in China.","authors":"Yi Yang","doi":"10.1007/s10964-024-02102-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10964-024-02102-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Previous literature has focused on the overall influence of parental involvement on adolescents' academic performance, while less attention has been accorded to the reciprocal relationships between different forms of parental involvement and academic performance across gender. The present study examined the reciprocal associations between different forms of parental involvement and adolescents' academic performance using nationally representative data. A total of 9449 Chinese adolescents (47.82% girls, M_age = 13.21, SD = 0.65, 91.20% Han Ethnicity) have participated in the two-year and two-wave longitudinal study. Cross-lagged model results indicated reciprocal associations between parent-reported involvement and academic performance. Autonomy-supportive parental involvement in Grade 7 was positively associated with better academic performance in Grade 8, while behavioral control was negatively associated with later academic performance. Parental socialization practices vary by adolescent's gender. Compared with girls, boys experienced increased parental behavioral control in response to better academic performance. The findings reflect the persistence of stereotypical gender expectations and gender socialization in contemporary China.</p>","PeriodicalId":17624,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Youth and Adolescence","volume":" ","pages":"876-889"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11933182/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142503016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}