Journal of Counseling Psychology最新文献

Parenting behaviors play a critical role in offspring's mental health and social adaptation during development. However, the transitions in parenting behaviors and their effects on adolescents' attachment insecurity and depression remain unclear, warranting further investigation. This study aims to examine the transitions in patterns of adolescent-perceived parenting behavior and the effects of these patterns on attachment insecurity and depression among adolescents. A total of 583 Chinese adolescents (58.0% girls; M_age at T1 = 15.50, SD = 1.58) participated in a three-wave longitudinal study spanning 15 months. We used random intercept latent transition analysis to explore the transition patterns of adolescent-perceived parenting behavior. The results identified six distinct parenting patterns: stable low involvement, stable warm acceptance, stable control, worsened control, reduced involvement, and reduced control and rejection. Adolescents' perceptions of parenting behavior patterns change over time, though half of these patterns remain stable during adolescence. Further analysis revealed that adolescents with the stable warm acceptance parenting pattern had the lowest attachment avoidance. In contrast, adolescents who belonged to the stable and the worsened control parenting patterns showed higher attachment anxiety and depressive symptoms. These findings highlight the importance for counselors and parents to recognize transitions in adolescents' perceptions of parenting behaviors. Targeted interventions, including fostering parental warmth, promoting appropriate involvement, and reducing overprotective parenting, may effectively alleviate attachment insecurity and depressive symptoms in adolescents. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).

Reports an error in "How full is the glass? Examining the validity of the Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms-62 across five ethnoracial groups" by Fanghui Zhao, Jeffrey A. Hayes, Rebecca A. Janis, Pui-Wa Lei, Jonathan M. McClain, Carlomagno C. Panlilio, Louis G. Castonguay and Brett E. Scofield (Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2025[Apr], Vol 72[3], 240-257; see record 2025-78734-001). In the Results section, the fifth paragraph under the Exploratory Factor Analyses heading included errors in describing the results for African American/Black clients. "These items pertained to not making friends easily and being concerned that others 'do not like me,' with both items primarily loading on Body Dissatisfaction" should have read "These items pertained to satisfaction with one's body shape and weight, with both items primarily loading on Body Dissatisfaction." These errors did not affect follow-up analyses or interpretations. (The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 2025-78734-001.) This study investigated various aspects of the validity of the Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms-62 for college student clients comprising five ethnoracial groups. The Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms-62 has demonstrated solid psychometric properties in previous studies; however, its accuracy for clients of color has received limited empirical attention. Using a sample of 307,685 clients at 137 college and university counseling centers, exploratory factor analyses were conducted for five ethnoracial groups (Asian American, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Native American, and White). Evidence of factor invariance across groups was generally strong, although several items did not have their primary loadings on expected subscales for multiple groups. Differential item functioning revealed that many of these items did not perform in a consistent manner across ethnoracial groups. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the overall factor structure of the Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms-62 fit well across the five ethnoracial groups. Clinical implications and directions for future study are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).