Parental Socialization, School Adjustment and Cyber-Aggression among Adolescents

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Oct 19;16(20):4005. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16204005.

Abstract

The objective of the present study is to analyse the relationships between parental socialization styles-indulgent, authoritarian, authoritative and negligent, school adjustment (social integration, academic competence and family involvement) and cyber-aggression (direct and indirect) in adolescents. Participating in this study were 1304 Spanish students of both sexes (53.1% girls), aged between 12 and 18 years (M = 13.87, SD = 1.33). Multivariate analyses of variance were performed. The results showed significant relationships between parental socialization styles, school adjustment and cyber-aggression. It was observed that adolescents from indulgent and authoritative families showed greater academic competence and greater family involvement. Additionally, the children from authoritarian families displayed greater involvement in direct and indirect cyber-aggression behaviours. The results obtained and their implications are discussed in the final section.

Keywords: adolescence; cyber-aggression; parental socialization; school adjustment.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Aggression / psychology*
  • Authoritarianism
  • Child
  • Cyberbullying / psychology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Internet
  • Male
  • Parent-Child Relations
  • Parenting / psychology*
  • Social Adjustment*
  • Socialization*
  • Spain
  • Students