Pathways and Practical Exploration of the Impact of Parental Psychological Control and Coping Styles on Life Satisfaction Among High School Students
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: To examine the impact of parental psychological control on high school students' life satisfaction and to test the mediating role of students' coping styles, this study surveyed first-year high school students (Class of 2024) at a high school in Tianjin using the Parental Psychological Control Scale, the Adolescent Coping Style Scale, and the Life Satisfaction Scale. The results revealed that: (1) Significant differences were found in dimensions of parental psychological control, coping styles, and life satisfaction across various demographic variables; (2) Parental psychological control negatively predicted students' life satisfaction; (3) Problem-focused coping styles negatively predicted life satisfaction, whereas emotion-focused coping styles positively predicted life satisfaction; (4) Both problem-focused and emotion-focused coping styles played mediating roles between parental psychological control and life satisfaction. The results show that parents' psychological control has a negative impact on the life satisfaction of high school students and regulates their life satisfaction through different coping styles of high school students.
Authors: Li Yong, Feng Jing-Hua
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4415494193
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