Triangulation Processes Experienced by Children in Contemporary China

Autor/inn/en	Wang, Meiping; Liu, Siwei; Belsky, Jay
Titel	Triangulation Processes Experienced by Children in Contemporary China
Quelle	In: International Journal of Behavioral Development, 41 (2017) 6, S.688-695 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0165-0254
DOI	10.1177/0165025416662345
Schlagwörter	Mixed Methods Research; Foreign Countries; Case Studies; Social Adjustment; Educational Attainment; Parent Background; Family Structure; Family (Sociological Unit); Regression (Statistics); Parent Child Relationship; Gender Differences; Depression (Psychology); Aggression; Self Esteem; Elementary School Students; Middle School Students; High School Students; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Soziale Anpassung; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Elternhaus; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Familie; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin
Abstract	Most family-system research on triangulation processes has been undertaken in the West, with little known about this family dynamic in the East. The present cross-sectional study analysed 1,073 Chinese 3rd-12th-graders' self-reported exposure to three kinds of triangulation--cross-generation coalition, scapegoating, and parentification--in relation to family and child factors and with respect to children's school and social adjustment. Age-related analyses generally indicated that older children were less frequently exposed to all three dimensions of triangulation than younger ones. Children residing with only their parents experienced more scapegoating than those living in extended families; and boys were exposed to cross-generation coalition and scapegoating more than were girls. Higher levels of coalition and scapegoating exposure were related to poorer school adjustment and greater depression of children. Higher levels of parentification exposure, however, were associated with better school adjustment and social functioning. Findings are discussed in terms of theory and research on parent-child triangulation and cultural differences between East and West. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01