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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Personality and Social Psychology
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1551288
The impact of parental co-parenting on relational aggression in adolescents: the mediating role of peer relationships and self-control
Provisionally accepted- Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities, Tongliao, China
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To explore the impact of parental co-parenting on adolescents' relational aggression, as well as the mediating roles of peer relationships and self-control Method: A 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.Result: Positive 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 selfcontrol. 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.Parental 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.
Keywords: Parental co-parenting, peer relationships, Self-Control, Relational aggression, adolescents
Received: 25 Dec 2024; Accepted: 26 Mar 2025.
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* Correspondence: Huizhe Wang, Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities, Tongliao, China
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