Parenting Practices and Adolescents’ Mental Health: The Mediating Role of Perceived Maternal and Paternal Acceptance-Rejection and Adolescents’ Self-Efficacy
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Participants
2.3. Measures
2.4. Data Collection Procedure
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
Descriptive Information
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | n | % |
---|---|---|
Perceived Paternal Acceptance-Rejection | ||
Unrealistic Idealization (24–28) | 88 | 11.6% |
Perceived Acceptance (29–51) | 505 | 66.4% |
Moderate (52–59) | 106 | 13.9% |
Perceived Rejection (60–96) | 62 | 8.1% |
Perceived Maternal Acceptance-Rejection | ||
Unrealistic Idealization (24–28) | 130 | 17.1% |
Perceived Acceptance (29–51) | 514 | 67.5% |
Moderate (52–59) | 70 | 9.2% |
Perceived Rejection (60–96) | 47 | 6.2% |
Mental Health Issues | ||
Close to average (0–14) | 474 | 62.3% |
Abnormal (15–40) | 287 | 37.7% |
Variables | Mean | SD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paternal IPP | 39.78 | 10.26 | - | |||||
Maternal IPP | 39.59 | 10.10 | 0.89 *** | - | ||||
Self-efficacy | 30.03 | 5.94 | −0.14 *** | −0.13 *** | - | |||
PARQ-P | 41.50 | 11.02 | 0.45 *** | 0.42 *** | −0.41 *** | - | ||
PARQ-M | 39.16 | 10.76 | 0.42 *** | 0.46 *** | −0.40 *** | 0.77 *** | - | |
Mental health | 13.02 | 5.67 | 0.40 *** | 0.41 *** | −0.46 *** | 0.53 *** | 0.54 *** | - |
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Wu, S.L.; Woo, P.J.; Yap, C.C.; Lim, G.J.R.Y. Parenting Practices and Adolescents’ Mental Health: The Mediating Role of Perceived Maternal and Paternal Acceptance-Rejection and Adolescents’ Self-Efficacy. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 1052. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021052
Wu SL, Woo PJ, Yap CC, Lim GJRY. Parenting Practices and Adolescents’ Mental Health: The Mediating Role of Perceived Maternal and Paternal Acceptance-Rejection and Adolescents’ Self-Efficacy. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(2):1052. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021052
Chicago/Turabian StyleWu, Shin Ling, Pei Jun Woo, Chin Choo Yap, and Glen Johan Ri Young Lim. 2023. "Parenting Practices and Adolescents’ Mental Health: The Mediating Role of Perceived Maternal and Paternal Acceptance-Rejection and Adolescents’ Self-Efficacy" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 2: 1052. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021052