Open AccessParents’ peer restriction in the United States and China: A longitudinal study of early adolescents.
Author(s) -
Yu Xiong,
Lili Qin,
Meifang Wang,
Eva M. Pomerantz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
developmental psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.318
H-Index - 213
eISSN - 1939-0599
pISSN - 0012-1649
DOI - 10.1037/dev0001088
Subject(s) - psychology , psycinfo , socialization , developmental psychology , china , limiting , peer group , medline , political science , law , mechanical engineering , engineering
This research examined parents' restriction of children's peer relationships in the United States and China. American and Chinese children ( N = 934; M age = 12.67 years) reported on their parents' peer restriction (e.g., limiting children's time with peers) and their behavioral and psychological adjustment 3 times over a year. Increments in parents' peer restriction predicted decrements in children's adjustment over time to a similar extent in the United States and China. However, decrements in children's adjustment predicted increments in parents' peer restriction over time to a greater extent in the United States (vs. China). Thus, it is possible that culture contributes to the socialization process involving parents' restriction of children's peer relationships but only via child-driven pathways. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).