Abstract
The rise of intense competition for younger generation has intensified social expectations of being a good parent. Based on the data of 386 Chinese intact families with fathers (Mage = 48.7), mothers (Mage = 44.7), and adolescents (46.9% girls, Mage = 14.6) as target respondents, this study examined the patterns of dyadic interdependence in the relationships between socially prescribed parenting perfectionism and parental control (indexed by close monitoring and psychological control) using actor–partner interdependence model (APIM) analyses. Results indicated an actor-only pattern in the association of socially prescribed parenting perfectionism with paternal monitoring, and a couple pattern in the relationship between socially prescribed parenting perfectionism and maternal monitoring. However, the patterns of individual and inter-spousal relationships between socially prescribed parenting perfectionism and psychological control were indistinguishable between fathers and mothers. The findings lend support to the social expectations model and the anxious rearing model by illustrating positive associations of socially prescribed parenting perfectionism with parental monitoring and psychological control. The present study suggests that father-prescribed social expectations about parenting are critical in shaping parental control practice in Chinese contexts, which shed light on the development of Chinese socialization model and clinical practice to support Chinese parents in their parenting.
Abstract
摘要
年轻一代的竞争越来越激烈，这加剧了社会对做优秀父母的期望。基于386个以父亲(MAGE=48.7)、母亲(MAGE=44.7)和青少年(46.9%的女孩，MAGE=14.6)为目标受访者的中国完整家庭的数据，本研究使用行为者-伴侣相互依赖模型(APIM)分析了社会规定的教养完美主义和父母控制(以密切监控和心理控制为指标)之间的相互依赖模式。结果表明，在社会规定的养育完美主义与父方监控的关系中，只有主动行为者模式，而在社会规定的养育完美主义与母方监控的关系中，有夫妇模式。然而，社会规定的养育完美主义和心理控制之间的个人和配偶间的关系模式在父亲和母亲之间不存在显著。研究结果通过说明社会规定的养育完美主义与父母监控和心理控制之间的正相关，为社会期望模型和焦虑养育模型提供了支持。本研究表明，在中国背景下，父亲对养育子女的社会期望对塑造父母的控制行为至关重要，这对中国社会化模式的发展和支持中国父母养育子女的临床实践有启示。