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Publication Name World Journal of Psychiatry
Manuscript ID 123185
Country China
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ISSN 2220-3206 (online)
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Category Psychology, Applied
Manuscript Type Observational Study
Article Title Association between parenting styles and child and adolescent mental health: The mediation effect of family functioning and self-concept
Manuscript Source Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List Mei Li, Yi-Fan Xu, Yan Sun, Pu-Qing Hou, Jing Hu, Xue-Qing Hu, Yu-Li Li, Wen-Cui Sun, Nan Cai, Ke Xi, Tian-Bu Zhang, Hong-Yan Cao, Zhen-Hua Chen, Tian-Yu Zhao, Zhen-Long Yan, Ying-Juan Wei, Lin Bai, Wen-Hong Zhang, Xiao-Hang Wen, Bao-Gen Lu, Qiao-Li Jiang and Ye Zhang
ORCID
Author(s) ORCID Number
Mei Li http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0670-1281
Yan Sun http://orcid.org/0009-0008-9270-5759
Tian-Bu Zhang http://orcid.org/0009-0006-3730-689X
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Funding Agency Grant Number
Key Research Project of the Shaanxi Research Center for Children and Adolescents’ Mental Health GXJW202404
Corresponding Author Tian-Bu Zhang, FRCP (Hon), Professor, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital, Xi’an 710068, Shaanxi Province, China. zhangtianbu@aliyun.com
Key Words Parenting styles; Mental health symptoms; Self-concept; Family functioning; Children and adolescents
Core Tip In this cross-sectional study of 4433 Chinese adolescents, higher levels of emotional warmth from either parent were associated with lower odds of mental health symptoms, whereas harsh parenting predicted a greater symptom burden. Self-concept mediated over 121% of the protective effect of emotional warmth (a suppression pattern), and family functioning explained approximately 40%. Given that both self-concept and family functioning are modifiable, these factors may constitute promising intervention targets to improve adolescent mental health.
Publish Date 2026-10-10 09:09
Citation

Li M, Xu YF, Sun Y, Hou PQ, Hu J, Hu XQ, Li YL, Sun WC, Cai N, Xi K, Zhang TB, Cao HY, Chen ZH, Zhao TY, Yan ZL, Wei YJ, Bai L, Zhang WH, Wen XH, Lu BG, Jiang QL, Zhang Y. Association between parenting styles and child and adolescent mental health: The mediation effect of family functioning and self-concept. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(10): 123185

URL https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v16/i10/123185.htm
DOI https://doi.org/10.5498/wjp.123185
Full Article (PDF) WJP-16-123185-with-cover.pdf
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