Interactional and contextual models have been conceptually proposed in understanding parental influences on children. Yet, empirical model testing has been limited. The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate the direct and indirect effects of parenting style on child social competence using structural equation modeling in a sample of 544 Chinese families with 6-9 years old children, mainly singleton, residing in Nanjing, China. Five latent models were tested: (a) the direct model between parenting style and child social competence, (b) child temperament as a moderator, (c) parent-child relationship as a mediator, (d) the interaction model between parenting style and family functioning, and (e) bidirectional models of parenting style concurrently with parent-child relationship, and family functioning predicting child social competence. Findings showed: (a) The direct relationship between parenting style and child social competence was significant in both parents with authoritative parenting style on the positive direction, whereas authoritarian and permissive parenting styles on the negative direction; (b) child temperament did not moderate parenting style on child social competence; (c) father-child relationship mediated paternal parenting style on child social competence, whereas maternal parenting style did not; (d) family functioning neither moderated nor mediated the relationship between parenting style and child social competence for both parents; and (e) The four-factor prediction models on child social competence turned out to be unidirectional. For the mothers, the best model was from family functioning to mother-child relationship, to maternal parenting style, and finally to child social competence. Maternal parenting style was the significant proximal factor. For the fathers, it was from family functioning to paternal parenting style, to father-child relationship, and then to child social competence. Father-child relationship had the direct impact, whereas the influence of paternal parenting style was distal through father-child relationship. Findings from this study suggest that the Chinese parents should use more authoritative and less authoritarian and permissive parenting, and develop good parent-child relationships in the daily interactions with their children. Future studies need to use larger and better data to validate these models, or to extend the findings with other important child variables to explore the child's active agency.

Leung Yin-Wa. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 47-59). / Abstract and questionnaires in English and Chinese. / ABSTRACT-English --- p.i / ABSTRACT - Chinese --- p.ii / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.iii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iv / INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / METHOD --- p.17 / RESULTS --- p.23 / DISCUSSION --- p.32 / REFERENCES --- p.47 / APPENDIX A TO APPENDIX F --- p.60 / FOOTNOTES --- p.66 / TABLE 1 TO TABLE8 --- p.67 / FIGURE CAPTIONS --- p.75 / FIGURE1 / FIGURE2 / FIGURE3

Ben Choi Cheong. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1989. / Bibliography: leaves 162-173.

李之瑾. / "2006年9月" / 論文(哲學碩士)--香港中文大學, 2006. / 參考文獻(leaves 164-175). / "2006 nian 9 yue" / Abstracts in Chinese and English. / Li Zhijin. / Lun wen (zhe xue shuo shi)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue, 2006. / Can kao wen xian (leaves 164-175). / Chapter 第一章： --- 硏究問題 --- p.9 / Chapter 1.1 --- 硏究介紹 --- p.9 / Chapter 1.2 --- 背景資料 --- p.15 / Chapter 1.3 --- 硏究問題 --- p.22 / Chapter 1.4 --- 論文結構 --- p.24 / Chapter 第二章： --- 文獻綜述 --- p.26 / Chapter 2.1 --- 代際關係 --- p.26 / Chapter 2.2 --- 社會支持 --- p.28 / Chapter 2.3 --- 傳統與現在的衝突 --- p.32 / Chapter 2.4 --- 子女性別分工 --- p.34 / Chapter 2.5 --- 配偶角色分工 --- p.37 / Chapter 2.6 --- 居住分離 --- p.39 / Chapter 2.7 --- 孤寡和高齢老人 --- p.40 / Chapter 2.8 --- 獨生子女政策下的家庭支持 --- p.42 / Chapter 2.9 --- 家庭撫養 --- p.44 / Chapter 2.10 --- 婆媳關係/婆家和娘家關係 --- p.47 / Chapter 第三章： --- 硏究方法 --- p.54 / Chapter 3.1 --- 個案選取 --- p.54 / Chapter 3.2 --- 樣本 --- p.57 / Chapter 3.3 --- 資料收集與硏究方法 --- p.58 / Chapter 3.4 --- 數據詳情 --- p.60 / Chapter 第四章： --- 撫養 --- p.65 / Chapter 4.1 --- 撫養內容 --- p.65 / Chapter 4.2 --- 撫養作爲贍養的一種投資 --- p.79 / Chapter 4.3 --- 撫養中，多子女與獨子女家庭的不同 --- p.84 / Chapter 4.4 --- 撫養中，婆家與娘家的不同角色，婆媳矛盾 --- p.90 / Chapter 4.5 --- 討論 --- p.93 / Chapter 第五章： --- 贍養 --- p.94 / Chapter 5.1 --- 贍養的主要內容及現狀 --- p.94 / Chapter 5.2 --- 養老的展望 --- p.101 / Chapter 5.3 --- 贍養中，多子女與獨子女的不同 --- p.110 / Chapter 5.4 --- 撫養中，婆家與娘家的不同角色 --- p.116 / Chapter 5.5 --- 討論 --- p.120 / Chapter 第六章： --- 權力關係 --- p.122 / Chapter 6.1 --- 生育意志 --- p.122 / Chapter 6.2 --- 生育照料以及第三代子女撫養照顧的選擇是一個重要的權力較量 --- p.128 / Chapter 6.3 --- 生育中，多子女與獨子女的不同 --- p.132 / Chapter 6.4 --- 婆家和娘家的權力鬥爭/婆媳矛盾 --- p.134 / Chapter 6.5 --- 家庭權利的其他表現 --- p.139 / Chapter 6.6 --- 婆媳矛盾的原因表現 --- p.143 / Chapter 6.7 --- 討論 --- p.149 / Chapter 第七章： --- 結論 --- p.151 / Chapter 7.1 --- 撫養、贍養以及權力關係的相互影響 --- p.151 / Chapter 7.2 --- 獨生子女和多子女家庭在三個方面的不同 --- p.157 / Chapter 7.3 --- 婆媳關係/婆家和娘家的關係 --- p.159 / Chapter 7.4 --- 其他需要補充的說明 --- p.161 / Chapter 第八章： --- 參考資料 --- p.164 / Chapter 8.1 --- English part --- p.164 / Chapter 8.2 --- 中文部分 --- p.172

"November 2001." / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 278-292). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest Information and Learning Company, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Mode of access: World Wide Web. / Abstracts in English and Chinese.

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