Parenting and Positive Development for Children and Adolescents
A special issue of Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X). This special issue belongs to the section "Developmental Psychology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 9877
Special Issue Editors
Interests: parenting, children and adolescent social development; cyberpsychology
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Dear Colleagues,
It is well known that family and parenting are very important for children and adolescent development. Supportive parenting provides a warm paradise for children's development, while harsh parenting will lead to numerous disadvantageous consequences. In addition to traditional parenting activities, some emerging parenting activities (e.g., helicopter parenting) and parenting activities with media usage (e.g., parental phubbing) also attract much attention. Hence, this Special Issue titled “Parenting and Positive Development for Children and Adolescents” aims to gather high-quality research to address how parenting influences positive development for children and adolescents (age range: 3–18 years). In addition, studies that focus on the interactions of family and some significant micro-system elements (e.g., peer, friend, school, and teacher) and studies that show an interest in child-driven effects (how children’s activities influence parenting activities) are also welcome. In this Special Issue, positive development is a general term that includes (but is not limited to) mental health, physical health, and positive performance on cognitive development, personality, school education, social relationships, and characteristic advantages. The chosen methodology should encompass various approaches, including but not limited to cross-sectional design with a substantial sample size or parent-child dyadic data. Additionally, including longitudinal investigation and experimentation, as well as the classical quantitative approach, is recommended. Furthermore, integrating high-quality qualitative research methods such as interviews and interventions is highly encouraged. Research endeavors that adopt a comprehensive perspective and employ a variety of methodologies will be given primary consideration. We hope this Special Issue will provide significant theoretical contributions and useful practical strategies.
Dr. Xiaochun Xie
Dr. Fengqing Zhao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- parenting
- children
- adolescents
- family
- positive development
- media
- internet
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