Vol. 2026 No. 3 (2026)
Articles

The relationship between adolescent psychological resilience and parenting styles

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  • Liqiong Feng
Liqiong Feng
Shandong Normal University,88 Wenhua East Road, Lixia District, Jinan, Shandong 250014, China

Published 29-05-2026

Keywords

  • adolescents,
  • psychological resilience,
  • parenting styles,
  • Adolescent Psychological Resilience Scale,
  • Egna Minnen av Barndoms Uppfostran (EMBU) questionnaire

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. L. Feng, “The relationship between adolescent psychological resilience and parenting styles”, The Young Thinker's Rev., vol. 2026, no. 3, pp. 27–32, May 2026, doi: 10.62852/ytr/2026/268.

Abstract

Objective: To understand the characteristics of adolescent psychological resilience and explore its relationship with parenting styles. Methods: A group of 400 middle school students were assessed using the Egna Minnen av Barndoms Uppfostran (EMBU) questionnaire and the Adolescent Psychological Resilience Scale. Results: Difference tests indicated significant differences in the total psychological resilience scores by grade (t=3.804, P<0.01) and only-child status (t=2.023, P<0.05). Correlation analysis showed that the total psychological resilience score was positively correlated with both paternal and maternal emotional warmth and understanding parenting styles (r=0.356–0.408, P<0.01), and negatively correlated with paternal and maternal rejection-denial and punitive parenting styles (r=-0.223 to -0.273, P<0.01). Regression analysis revealed that the emotional warmth and understanding factors in parenting styles positively predicted resilience, while paternal rejection-denial and maternal punitive harshness negatively predicted resilience. Conclusion: Parenting styles of both fathers and mothers can influence adolescent psychological resilience. Parenting styles characterized by emotional warmth and understanding are conducive to fostering psychological resilience in adolescents.  

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