Impact of Chinese Parenting on Adolescents’ Social Bonding, Affiliation with Delinquent Peers, and Delinquent Behavior

Using data collected from 615 middle- and high-school students in rural and urban areas in China, this study examines how different parenting styles such as warmth, coercion, monitoring, and permissiveness affect children’s delinquent behavior, both directly and indirectly through bonds with convent...

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Authors: Bao, Wan-Ning (Author) ; Haas, Ain (Author) ; Ling, Tao (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Asian journal of criminology
Year: 2017, Volume: 12, Issue: 2, Pages: 81-105
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Chinese parenting
Adolescents
Social control
Social learning
Delinquency
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Summary:Using data collected from 615 middle- and high-school students in rural and urban areas in China, this study examines how different parenting styles such as warmth, coercion, monitoring, and permissiveness affect children’s delinquent behavior, both directly and indirectly through bonds with conventional others (i.e., parents, school, and peers) and affiliation with delinquent peers. The results show that only parental coercion has a direct effect on delinquency. All parenting styles, except for parental monitoring, affect delinquency indirectly through mediating processes of social control and social learning in predicted directions. Despite different pathways to delinquency, variables of social control and social learning play an important role in mediating the relationship between parenting and delinquency. The implications of the results are discussed.
ISSN:1871-014X
DOI:10.1007/s11417-016-9239-0