Psychological Development and Education ›› 2017, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (4): 457-467.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2017.04.10

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Parental Corporal Punishment and Adolescent Anxiety and Depression:The Mediating Effects of Peer Victimization and The Moderating Effects of Parent-Child Relationship

XU Yang1, ZHANG Wei1, YU Chengfu2, SU Ping1, LIU Sha1, ZHEN Shuangju1   

  1. 1. School of Psychology/Center for studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631;
    2. School of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006
  • Online:2017-07-15 Published:2017-07-15

Abstract: The current study examined the mediating effect of peer victimization and the moderating effect of parent-child relationship between parental corporal punishment and adolescent anxiety and depression. A total of 1406 students (Mean age=12.90 years; 699 females) from Guangzhou, Southern China participated across four assessments. Participants completed questionnaires assessing their demographics, parental corporal punishment, peer victimization, parent-child relationship, and depression. Results showed that:(1) when controlling for demographics, parental corporal punishment significantly positively predict anxiety and depression; (2) the relationship between parental corporal punishment and adolescent anxiety and depression was absolutely mediated by peer victimization; (3) the indirect effect was also significant moderated by parent-child relationship.

Key words: parental corporal punishment, peer victimization, parent-child relationship, anxiety and depression

CLC Number: 

  • B844

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