Do mothers treat children who are similar to them better? The relation between maternal–adolescent neuroticism congruence and a punitive parenting style

Frontiers in Psychology

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Shun Peng¹  Lei Xu¹  Jiwen Chen¹  Shuangshuang Cai¹ 

[1] School of Education, Jianghan University

关键词: neuroticism;    Parenting style;    maternal-adolescent relationship;    congruence;    Adolescent;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2022.934783

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Parenting style refers to the relatively stable behaviors parents display during the childrearing process. It is an important factor in children’s socialization and the mother-child relationship. Drawing upon theoretical and empirical studies on maternal personality, adolescent personality, and parenting style, our study tested the relationship between maternal-adolescent neuroticism congruence and a punitive parenting style. A total of 882 Chinese adolescents and their mothers participated in this study. Overall, our results showed that maternal-adolescent high-neuroticism congruence was associated with a more punitive parenting style than low-neuroticism congruence. The more incongruent the maternal-adolescent neuroticism is, the less punitive the parenting style. Moderating effects of adolescent gender on maternal-adolescent neuroticism congruence/incongruence and punitive parenting style. These findings provide a new perspective for exploring the relationship between parent‒child interaction and parenting styles.

【 授权许可】

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