The effect of parent-child relationship and Educational involvement on adolescent NSSI: the role of perceived stress and meaning in life

Zihao Zeng, Liyi Peng, Shuangjin Liu, Zhen He, Yiqiu Hu

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Abstract

This study explored the influence of parent‒child relationship and parental educational involvement on adolescent NSSI. Based on ecosystem theory and the diathesis stress model, A follow-up survey was conducted with 771 adolescents (age = 15.24 ± 1.66 years) using questionnaire method (The Deliberate Self-Harm Inventory, the Parent-child Intimacy Questionnaire, The Primary School Students’ Parents’ Educational Involvement Behavior Scale, the Perceived Stress Scale and Chinese version of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire). The results showed that (1) Adolescents with a high parent‒child relationship and high educational involvement had a lower level of perceived stress than those with a low parent‒child relationship and low educational involvement. Compared to individuals with a low parent‒child relationship and high educational involvement, individuals with a high parent‒child relationship and low educational involvement showed a lower level of perceived stress. (2) Perceived stress partially mediated the relationship between the parent‒child relationship and educational involvement and adolescent NSSI. (3) Meaning in life moderated the influence of perceived stress on adolescent NSSI. Specifically, with the increase in meaning in life, the influence of perceived stress on NSSI gradually decreased.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)13255-13266
Number of pages12
JournalCurrent Psychology
Volume43
Issue number15
Early online date9 Nov 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2024

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