A Network Approach to Understanding Parenting: Linking Coparenting, Parenting Styles, and Parental Involvement in Rearing Adolescents in Different Age Groups

Autor/inn/en	Liu, Sihan; Zhang, Di; Wang, Xinyi; Ying, Jiefeng; Wu, Xinchun
Titel	A Network Approach to Understanding Parenting: Linking Coparenting, Parenting Styles, and Parental Involvement in Rearing Adolescents in Different Age Groups
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 59 (2023) 4, S.786-800 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Wu, Xinchun)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/dev0001470
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Adolescents; Parents; Parenting Styles; Parent Participation; Child Rearing; Cooperation; Adolescent Development; Age Groups; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Eltern; Elternmitwirkung; Kindererziehung; Co-operation; Kooperation; Age grop; Altersgruppe
Abstract	Prior research has used several indicators to represent parenting, from dyadic interactions between mothers/fathers and children (e.g., parenting styles, parental involvement) to triadic mother-father-child interactions (e.g., coparenting). This study applies network analysis to explore the interrelations between maternal and paternal coparenting, parenting styles, and parental involvement in families with adolescents in early (10-12 years), middle (13-15 years), and late (16-18 years) stages. Network analysis was used to identify central nodes (i.e., central parenting components) and central mechanisms (i.e., relations between central parenting variables) underlying the parenting network, providing a comprehensive and nuanced understanding of parenting. This study included 4,852 adolescents aged from 10 to 18 (M[subscript age] = 13.80, SD = 2.38, 51.5% females) in two-parent families across different regions of China. The results indicated that both maternal and paternal coparenting integrity and warm parenting style served as important bridges to connect the whole network; their integrity and emotional involvement were closely linked to other parenting variables. Also, the intrapersonal and interpersonal effects between mothering and fathering as well as adolescent developmental differences were found. If it is assumed that the parenting network is causal, the results suggest that supportive parenting should be considered the prime target for enhancing parenting systems. Adolescent developmental stages appear to be a vital factor influencing parenting intercorrelations, and interventions should be designed based on children's age groups. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01