Abstract:
A positive parenting style such as parental autonomy support has a significant impact on promoting children’s positive emotions and healthy development to foster a harmonious parent-child relationship. This study investigates the influence and mechanism behind parental autonomy support on the parent-child relationship using survey data from junior high school students in Guangzhou City in Guangdong Province (N=555). The findings indicate that parental autonomy support actively promotes a harmonious parent-child relationship while basic psychological needs partially mediate this effect. Empathy also plays a moderating role in the first half of the mediation model - perception of parental autonomy support → basic psychological needs → parent-child relationship. This research enhances our understanding about how parental autonomy support influences the parent-child relationship at an internal level and provides valuable insights for family and school education.
和谐的亲子关系能切实提高青少年减负的效果,而父母自主支持作为父母积极教养方式的一种,能够显著预测孩子积极健康情绪情感的提升,从而促进和谐亲子关系的形成。本研究从青少年的角度出发,基于广东省广州市555名初中生调查数据,探讨父母自主支持对亲子关系促进作用及其影响机制。研究发现,父母自主支持可积极促进和谐的亲子关系;基本心理需要在父母自主支持与亲子关系间起部分中介作用;共情在感知父母自主支持→基本心理需要→亲子关系这一中介模型的前半段路径起调节作用。本研究深化了父母自主支持对亲子关系影响的内在机制研究,对家庭和学校教育提供了有益借鉴。