Journal of Adult Development最新文献

Covid-19 and its lockdown measures have uniquely challenged people’s wellbeing and numerous studies have been carried out to understand the effects of such lockdown measures on mental health. Yet, to date most of these studies do not assess psychological pathways and conditional effects. By drawing on self-determination theory, the present study tested whether the relationship between lockdown loneliness and mental health is mediated via basic needs satisfaction (relatedness, autonomy, and competence) and whether these associations are exacerbated for younger age groups. A total of 339 Portuguese residents completed an anonymous web-based survey during the Covid-19 lockdown in March 2021. The results corroborate a significant link between perceived loneliness and anxiety as well as depression. Parallel mediation analyses showed that competence consistently mediated the lockdown loneliness-mental health link. Moderated mediated analyses also confirmed that the psychosocial pathway applied most strongly to younger age groups. These findings highlight the role of social factors for competence need satisfaction and mental health among younger people during the Covid-19 lockdown in Portugal. The results also point to potential avenues for future prevention measures to mitigate the harmful effects that social exclusion can bring about.

Resilience is defined as the ability to bounce back from adversity. Life challenges are present in all stages of human development, including the stage of emerging adulthood. Being resilient is crucial to cope with these challenges. Existing studies have revealed that parenting styles have a significant impact on one’s resilience level. Nevertheless, the impact of a specific parenting style, particularly helicopter parenting on resilience has not been extensively studied in Malaysia. In addition, the underlying mechanism of the relationship between helicopter parenting and resilience is also under-examined, though it is suggested that fear of negative evaluation may play a mediating role in it. A cross-sectional design was employed to examine the relationship between helicopter parenting and resilience, as well as the mediating role of fear of negative evaluation in the relationship among Malaysian Chinese university students. A survey questionnaire including the Helicopter Parenting Scale, Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale, and Brief Resilience Scale was answered by 204 participants. Results indicated that helicopter parenting predicts resilience, and the relationship is partially mediated by fear of negative evaluation. This study sheds light on how university students’ resilience level could be promoted by reducing the fear of negative evaluation. The result of the study could be useful in promoting greater resiliency and reducing the negative effect of helicopter parenting among university students, by lessening the fear of negative evaluation.

The mediational role of parental contingent self-worth and maternal separation anxiety between maternal reports of narcissism (grandiose: assertive/extroverted and antagonistic/disagreeable; vulnerable: vulnerable/neurotic narcissism) and mothers’ and emerging adults’ reports of overparenting (n = 243 dyads) was investigated. Given the theoretical differences between assertive/extroverted, antagonistic/disagreeable, and vulnerable/neurotic forms of narcissism, mothers’ reports of assertive/extroverted, antagonistic/disagreeable, and vulnerable/neurotic narcissism were hypothesized to be mediated by parental contingent self-worth in predicting overparenting, and the association between vulnerable/neurotic narcissism and overparenting was hypothesized to work through parent separation anxiety. Results generally supported hypotheses. Structural equation models revealed that narcissistic assertive/extroverted and antagonistic/disagreeable forms of narcissism were positively and directly associated with maternal reports of overparenting, as expected, and they were partially mediated through parental contingent self-esteem. Maternal assertive/extroverted and vulnerable/neurotic narcissism were linked to overparenting via parental contingent self-worth and maternal separation anxiety. Similar patterns appeared for emerging adults’ reports of overparenting. Results are discussed in terms of narcissistic mothers’ use of overparenting as a tactic to control, ensure self-validation, and maintain child dependency of their emerging adults.