Influence of Family Upbringing Styles on Children's Personality: The Mediating Role of Social Adjustment

Sijia Li

doi:10.62051/ijsspa.v5n2.35

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Sijia Li

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62051/ijsspa.v5n2.35

Keywords:

Family Parenting Styles, Personality, Social Adjustment, Children

Abstract

Early childhood is a critical period for personality formation and development. This study aimed to explore the relationship between family parenting styles and children's personality, in addition to social adaptation's mediating function. The Early Childhood Parenting Styles Questionnaire, the Teacher Rating Questionnaire for Chinese Children's Personality Development, and the Strength and Difficulty Questionnaire (SDQ) were used. The results showed that (1) there is a significant positive correlation between parenting styles and children's personality; (2) parenting styles have a significant positive influence on children's personality; (3) emotional symptoms, conduct problems, and peer interactions among the five dimensions of young children's social adjustment play a partial mediating role in the impact of familial parenting practices on kids' personalities and the overall traits of social adjustment form a masking effect in the process.

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