How parental coping socialization influences the adjustment of children and adolescents: Perspectives from long-term and real-time timelines

Subjects: Psychology >> Developmental Psychology submitted time 2024-04-08

Ting He Huinan Hu Lu Qiao Liangliang Yang Mingying Li Xiuyun Lin

Abstract： Parental coping socialization encompasses the interactive process through which parents impart cognitive, emotional, and behavioral strategies to their offspring, aiming to equip them with the essential abilities to effectively manage and navigate challenging situations. Empirical research, considering perspectives such as long-term developmental timelines, real-time contexts, and their integrations, has explored the implications of parental coping socialization, revealing its unique effects on the adjustment of children and adolescents. This study integrates these two models and proposes a dynamic process theory model of coping socialization based on a dynamic systems perspective. It refines the mechanisms of parental coping socialization in the adjustment of children and adolescents, considering both the long-term developmental and real-time situational timelines. This comprehensive model encompasses both the individual level of children and adolescents and the dyadic level of parent-child interactions. Future research can investigate the universality of parental coping socialization effects, delving deeper into the mechanisms by which parental coping socialization influences children and adolescents’ adjustment and their bidirectional relationships. This knowledge would provide a scientific basis for applying and promoting parental coping socialization in family education and clinical interventions.

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