The impact of parental co-parenting on relational aggression in adolescents: the mediating role of peer relationships and self-control
PurposeTo explore the impact of parental co-parenting on adolescents’ relational aggression, as well as the mediating roles of peer relationships and self-control.MethodA self-reported questionnaire survey was conducted on 550 students from three junior high schools in Inner Mongolia using the Paren...
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| description | PurposeTo explore the impact of parental co-parenting on adolescents’ relational aggression, as well as the mediating roles of peer relationships and self-control.MethodA self-reported questionnaire survey was conducted on 550 students from three junior high schools in Inner Mongolia using the Parental Coordinated Parenting Scale, Relational Aggression Scale, Self-Control Scale, and Peer Relationship Scale.ResultPositive parental co-parenting is significantly negatively correlated with relational aggression, while negative co-parenting is significantly positively correlated with relational aggression. Positive co-parenting is significantly positively correlated with peer relationships and self-control, while negative parental co-parenting is significantly negatively correlated with peer relationships and self-control. Relational aggression is significantly negatively correlated with peer relationships and self-control, and peer relationships are significantly positively correlated with self-control. The direct effect of negative parental co-parenting on relational aggression is significant, and self-control, peer relationships, and the mediating effects of peer relationships and self-control in the relationship between parental co-parenting and relational aggression are all significant.ConclusionParental co-parenting not only directly affects adolescents’ relational aggression but can also indirectly influence relational aggression through the mediating effects of peer relationships and self-control. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e6f162195b8f47489de48d6bfb2733eb2025-08-20T03:14:46ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782025-04-011610.3389/fpsyg.2025.15512881551288The impact of parental co-parenting on relational aggression in adolescents: the mediating role of peer relationships and self-controlYongzhi Jiang0Yongzhi Jiang1Huizhe Wang2Lifang Tong3School of Educational Science, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao, ChinaInner Mongolia Autonomous Region Student Bullying Prevention and Control Research Center, Tongliao, ChinaSchool of Educational Science, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao, ChinaSchool of Educational Science, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao, ChinaPurposeTo explore the impact of parental co-parenting on adolescents’ relational aggression, as well as the mediating roles of peer relationships and self-control.MethodA self-reported questionnaire survey was conducted on 550 students from three junior high schools in Inner Mongolia using the Parental Coordinated Parenting Scale, Relational Aggression Scale, Self-Control Scale, and Peer Relationship Scale.ResultPositive parental co-parenting is significantly negatively correlated with relational aggression, while negative co-parenting is significantly positively correlated with relational aggression. Positive co-parenting is significantly positively correlated with peer relationships and self-control, while negative parental co-parenting is significantly negatively correlated with peer relationships and self-control. Relational aggression is significantly negatively correlated with peer relationships and self-control, and peer relationships are significantly positively correlated with self-control. The direct effect of negative parental co-parenting on relational aggression is significant, and self-control, peer relationships, and the mediating effects of peer relationships and self-control in the relationship between parental co-parenting and relational aggression are all significant.ConclusionParental co-parenting not only directly affects adolescents’ relational aggression but can also indirectly influence relational aggression through the mediating effects of peer relationships and self-control.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1551288/fullparental co-parentingpeer relationshipsself-controlrelational aggressionadolescents |
| spellingShingle | Yongzhi Jiang Yongzhi Jiang Huizhe Wang Lifang Tong The impact of parental co-parenting on relational aggression in adolescents: the mediating role of peer relationships and self-control Frontiers in Psychology parental co-parenting peer relationships self-control relational aggression adolescents |
| title | The impact of parental co-parenting on relational aggression in adolescents: the mediating role of peer relationships and self-control |
| title_full | The impact of parental co-parenting on relational aggression in adolescents: the mediating role of peer relationships and self-control |
| title_fullStr | The impact of parental co-parenting on relational aggression in adolescents: the mediating role of peer relationships and self-control |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of parental co-parenting on relational aggression in adolescents: the mediating role of peer relationships and self-control |
| title_short | The impact of parental co-parenting on relational aggression in adolescents: the mediating role of peer relationships and self-control |
| title_sort | impact of parental co parenting on relational aggression in adolescents the mediating role of peer relationships and self control |
| topic | parental co-parenting peer relationships self-control relational aggression adolescents |
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