concept

problem behavior

Also known as: problematic behavior, problem behaviors

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Parent–child attachment and adolescent problematic behavior frontiersin.org Frontiers Feb 26, 2025 9 facts
claimEmotional parenting plays a key mediating role in the influence of parent–child attachment on later problematic behavior in adolescents.
claimWhen using a cascading model to examine the relationship between parent–child attachment, emotional parenting, and problematic behavior, parent–child attachment more stably predicts emotional parenting than emotional parenting predicts parent–child attachment.
referenceCui and Zheng (2005) published the study 'A cluster-analysis of problem behavior of middle school students' in the Chinese Mental Health Journal, volume 19, issue 3.
referenceWu et al. (2022) established a longitudinal relationship between parental psychological control and problem behaviors in middle childhood children, mediated by paternal and maternal attachment.
referenceWang et al. (2021) found longitudinal links among parent-child attachment, emotion parenting, and problem behaviors of preadolescents.
claimJohnson et al. (2017) stated that the process of emotion socialization shapes a child's ability to perceive, understand, and regulate emotions, which serves as both a risk and a protective factor for problematic behavior.
claimThe study hypothesizes that both paternal attachment and maternal attachment in Chinese adolescents can negatively predict problematic behavior.
claimThe study hypothesizes that positive and negative legal emotions mediate the relationship between parent–child attachment and problematic behavior, specifically that paternal and maternal attachment positively predict positive legal emotions (which negatively predict problematic behavior) and negatively predict negative legal emotions (which positively predict problematic behavior).
measurementThe prevalence of depression among adolescents has reached 11.3%, the incidence of problematic behavior has been as high as 39%, and the occurrence rate of school bullying has reached 53.5%.
The Impact of Maternal Childhood Trauma on Children's Problem ... dovepress.com Dove Press Nov 4, 2024 2 facts
claimNegative parenting behaviors exhibited by parents who have experienced childhood trauma may lead to problem behavior in the next generation.
measurementThe Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) comprises 25 items and uses a 3-point scale (1 = not true, 3 = certainly true), with higher scores indicating more severe problem behaviors.
Parenting styles: An evidence-based, cross-cultural guide parentingscience.com Parenting Science 1 fact
referenceThe 2006 study by Huh et al. titled 'Does Problem Behavior Elicit Poor Parenting?: A Prospective Study of Adolescent Girls' investigates the bidirectional relationship between adolescent problem behavior and parenting quality.