Journal
CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW
Volume 122, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105908
Keywords
Harsh discipline; Masculinity; Femininity; Externalizing problem behaviors; Boys
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- National Natural Science Foun-dation of China [31571133]
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This study found that both parental harsh discipline and boys' gender-related traits were independently related to boys' externalizing problem behaviors, but there were no significant interactions between the two. Therefore, it is recommended to reduce parental harsh discipline and provide effective advice and problem-solving strategies for boys with higher levels of masculinity and lower levels of femininity.
The present study aimed to examine the additive and interactive effects of both paternal and maternal harsh discipline (corporal punishment and psychological aggression) and boys' gender-related traits (masculinity and femininity) on boys' externalizing problem behaviors in China. Chinese boys (n = 1042) aged 7-13 years were instructed to independently complete the Chinese version of the Parent-Child Conflict Tactics Scale (CTSPC), the Children's Sex Role Inventory (CSRI) and the Achenbach Youth Self-Report (YSR). A series of hierarchical linear regression analyses were conducted to test the additive and interactive effects of parental harsh discipline and boys' gender-related traits on boys' externalizing problem behaviors. Results indicated that both paternal and maternal harsh discipline and boys' gender-related traits were independently related to boys' externalizing problem behaviors. In addition, there were no significant interactions between parental harsh discipline and boys' gender-related traits, thus supporting an additive model in the prediction of boys' externalizing problem behaviors. These findings indicated that decreasing both paternal and maternal harsh discipline and providing advice and effective problem-solving strategies for higher levels of masculinity and lower levels of femininity boys would be helpful for effectively reducing their externalizing problem behaviors.
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