Psychological Development and Education ›› 2024, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (5): 658-666.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2024.05.06

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Positive Parenting and Prosocial Risky Behavior in Adolescents: Testing a Moderated Mediation Model

FENG Xueke1,2, DOU Kai1,2, TANG Ying2   

  1. 1. Department of Psychology, School of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006;
    2. Research Center of Adolescent Psychology and Behavior, School of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006
  • Published:2024-09-19

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Abstract: Based on the ecological system, the present study investigated the relationship among positive parenting (T1), prosocial peers (T2), risk propensity (T2), and prosocial risky behavior (T1/T2), by surveying 1000 middle school students from 3 schools in Guangzhou. This longitudinal study consisted of 2-time points, each 6 months apart. The results indicated that: (1) After controlling the baseline of prosocial risky behavior, positive parenting significantly predicted adolescents’ prosocial risky behavior; (2) Prosocial peers played a mediating role between positive parenting and prosocial risky behavior in adolescents; (3) Compared with the adolescents in low-risk propensity, the mediating effect of prosocial peers between positive parenting and prosocial risky behavior was significantly enhanced in high-risk propensity adolescents. The results revealed that prosocial peers were the mediating mechanism of positive parenting to promote prosocial risky behavior for high-risk propensity adolescents.

Key words: positive parenting, prosocial risky behavior, prosocial peers, risk propensity, adolescence

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  • B844
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