Identity Synthesis as a Pathway Linking Parenting and Emerging Adults’ Internalizing Problems

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dc.contributor.authorZong, Xiaoli
dc.contributor.authorCheah, Charissa S. L.
dc.contributor.authorYu, Jing
dc.contributor.authorLim, Hui Jun
dc.contributor.authorVu, Kathy T. T.
dc.contributor.authorOpara, Nneka
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-15T20:19:49Z
dc.date.available2019-02-15T20:19:49Z
dc.date.issued2019-01-11
dc.description.abstractObjectives The present study examined identity synthesis as a linking pathway in the association between perceived parenting (autonomy support, dependency-oriented psychological control, and achievement-oriented psychological control) and emerging adults’ internalizing problems across three groups (European Americans, African Americans, and Asian Americans). Methods The sample comprised 471 European American, 241 African American, and 355 Asian American emerging adults (total N = 1067; 69% female; Mᵃᵍᵉ = 20.47; SD = 1.79). The mediating role of identity synthesis was tested and compared across ethnic groups via multiple-group path analyses using bootstrapping technique. Results Findings revealed both similarities and differences across ethnic groups. Specifically, identity synthesis mediated the association between parental autonomy support and internalizing problems in all three ethnic groups. However, identity synthesis only mediated the association between parental dependency-oriented psychological control and internalizing problems for European American emerging adults, and the association between parental achievement-oriented psychological control and internalizing problems for African American and Asian American emerging adults. Conclusions These findings illustrated the significant roles of parenting and identity development in emerging adults’ psychological adjustment across ethnic groups. Moreover, although parenting indirectly impacted emerging adults’ mental health in all groups, the specific patterns varied across different ethnic groups depending on the particular form of parenting, thus revealing both culturally-shared and -unique pathways from parents’ socialization practices to their offspring’s mental health outcomes.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10826-019-01330-xen_US
dc.format.extent13 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articles postprintsen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2lr08-nacm
dc.identifier.citationXiaoli Zong, Charissa S. L. Cheah, Jing Yu, Hui Jun Lim, Kathy T. T. Vu, Nneka Opara, Identity Synthesis as a Pathway Linking Parenting and Emerging Adults’ Internalizing Problems, Journal of Child and Family Studies ,pp 1–13 , https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-019-01330-xen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-019-01330-x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/12802
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Nature Switzerland AG.en_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
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dc.subjectemerging adulthooden_US
dc.subjectparental autonomy supporten_US
dc.subjectparental psychological controlen_US
dc.subjectidentityen_US
dc.subjectinternalizing problemsen_US
dc.titleIdentity Synthesis as a Pathway Linking Parenting and Emerging Adults’ Internalizing Problemsen_US
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