Effects of Parenting Methods and Parent-Child Relationships on Adolescents’ Personality and Psychological Resilience

Abstract

Currently, the mental health and developmental status of adolescents have not received sufficient attention, playing a crucial role in their education and social adaptation. Parenting methodss and parent-child relationships are among the most critical factors influencing the mental health and growth of adolescents. This study, involving 328 urban middle school teenagers of various ages, utilized a questionnaire to investigate the mental health and psychological resilience of adolescents at different ages. It explored the impact of parent-child closeness, parent-child conflict, and the changing relationships between parenting methodss and parent-child relationships with age on the development of adolescent mental health and their Big Five personality traits. The findings revealed that (1) mothers have a greater influence on the growth of adolescents, especially during the teenage years, and (2) a close parent-child relationship positively affects the psychological growth of adolescents, while conflicting parent-child relationships have the opposite effect.