Families must restructure and renegotiate rules, roles, and boundaries when a member is incarcerated. Nonincarcerated partners may act as gatekeepers and primary caretakers, however, a strong coparenting alliance can facilitate better family …

This study explored the effects of parental attachment, self-differentiation, and difficulties in emotion regulation on Chinese adolescents’ fear of missing out (FoMO) in 1,355 junior high school students. After demographic variables were …

Previous research has consistently shown that parental psychological control is associated with negative psychosocial outcomes, including rule-breaking behavior, aggression, and delinquency. Given the potential long-term consequences of early …

Evidence linking maternal subjective wellbeing (SWB) to early childhood development (ECD) is scarce. Subjective wellbeing measures an individual’s negative and positive affect, life satisfaction, and optimism for the future. During ECD, growth …

Few studies have looked at the impact of parental cohabitation changes on adolescents’ dating behaviors and relationship quality. Using data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, we examined whether mother’s cohabitation changes …

This study investigates the mediating role of parental dyadic coping in the impact of parenting stress on marital adjustment, specifically focusing on fathers and mothers as distinct groups within Chinese families with children aged 0–6 years. A …

Previous studies have demonstrated that psychological needs frustration strongly influences adolescent depression. However, this influence’s underlying mechanisms remain unknown, and related protective factors have not been identified. Based on an …

This study investigated the effects of three types of bullying victimization (relational, verbal, and physical) on attitudes toward anti-bullying, moderated by the role of parental support. The data used in this study were obtained from the …

Recent developments in society, together with an increase in the number of far-right motivated crimes in Germany, suggest that far right-wing attitudes are becoming increasingly popular within public opinion. Since political attitudes are shaped …

In the present study, we employed a multi-method approach to study the process by which mothers of preschool-aged children actively socialize complex emotions. Within the context of a dynamic systems framework, we examined the associations between …

Grandparents taking part in bringing up grandchildren has become increasingly common across the world. However, the research discussing the impact of grandparenting in the family system is scarce. The goal of this study is to explore the role of …

This study aimed to investigate the long-term effect of both paternal and maternal warmth on children’s subjective well-being and explore the intervening role of parent–child relationships and the moderating effect of child gender on above effect …

Using data from The Family Life Project (N = 700), this study examined the pivotal behavior model by testing the hypothesis that children’s social engagement at 24 months mediates the relationship between maternal responsiveness at 24 months and …

Research has considered the role of social learning in substance use and determined that social influences are powerful determinants of substance initiation. However, the relationships between peer, sibling, and parent behaviors and e-cigarette …

This study aimed to explore the latent profiles of peer attachment and parent-child relationships and longitudinal transition patterns for within-person and within-sample profiles among a cohort of high school students. A cohort of 453 …

Self-determination theory identifies three parenting dimensions that contribute to adolescents’ optimal development by supporting their psychological needs. This observational study examined parental need supporting (autonomy support, involvement …

Evidence has shown that children with developmental dyslexia (DD) are vulnerable to internalizing problems such as depression. Family and peer support are two important factors that influence children’s psychological development, and deficits in …

The current state of research on the emergence and maintenance of somatoform symptoms in childhood identifies the influence of both child and parental factors. The aim of the present study is to examine reciprocal relations and stability between …

Maternal practices and their exposure to traumatic events might impede children’s psychological adjustment; however, family relations, play, and leisure engagement may mitigate it. Previous research that has focused on the mechanisms influencing …

Negative marital relationships are associated, concurrently, with less warm parenting (i.e., spillover) and this may be exacerbated for mothers with postpartum depression, who typically experience more marital conflict than other mothers. When …