Parental corporal punishment and adolescent drinking: the protective role of personal growth initiative and gender difference

Zhiyuan Tao; Zhiyuan Tao; Zhiyuan Tao; Zhenhai Wang; Zhenhai Wang; Zhenhai Wang; Mengyun Yin; Mengyun Yin; Mengyun Yin; Chengfu Yu; Wei Zhang; Wei Zhang; Wei Zhang; Haijun Dong

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1199285

Frontiers in Psychology (Jan 2024)

Parental corporal punishment and adolescent drinking: the protective role of personal growth initiative and gender difference

Zhiyuan Tao,
Zhiyuan Tao,
Zhiyuan Tao,
Zhenhai Wang,
Zhenhai Wang,
Zhenhai Wang,
Mengyun Yin,
Mengyun Yin,
Mengyun Yin,
Chengfu Yu,
Wei Zhang,
Wei Zhang,
Wei Zhang,
Haijun Dong

Affiliations

Zhiyuan Tao: School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
Zhiyuan Tao: Key Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences (South China Normal University), Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China
Zhiyuan Tao: Center for Studies of Psychological Application and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
Zhenhai Wang: School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
Zhenhai Wang: Key Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences (South China Normal University), Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China
Zhenhai Wang: Center for Studies of Psychological Application and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
Mengyun Yin: School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
Mengyun Yin: Key Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences (South China Normal University), Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China
Mengyun Yin: Center for Studies of Psychological Application and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
Chengfu Yu: Department of Psychology, Research Center of Adolescent Psychology and Behavior, School of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
Wei Zhang: School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
Wei Zhang: Key Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences (South China Normal University), Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China
Wei Zhang: Center for Studies of Psychological Application and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
Haijun Dong: School of Marxism, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1199285
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14

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IntroductionParenting and peer victimization (PV) are crucial for adolescent drinking. To further explore the cause of adolescent drinking, the present study investigated the role of PV and personal growth initiative (PGI) in the relationship between parental corporal punishment (PCP) and adolescent drinking.MethodsPresent study build moderated mediation models to test the hypothesis, and detailed analysis of gender differences was conducted on the models. The data were collected in a cross-sectional questionnaire study with n = 1,007 adolescents (mean age = 13.16 years, 51.84% girls, n = 522).ResultsModel analysis showed that: (1) PV totally mediated the relationship between PCP and adolescent girls’ drinking behavior; (2) The positive association between PV and drinking was only significant for girls with low PGI.DiscussionThese findings underscore the importance of the protective effect of a personality trait characterized by spontaneous self-promotion on adolescent girls’ drinking.

Published in Frontiers in Psychology

ISSN: 1664-1078 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology
Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology

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