Keywords
parenting, prosocial behavior, ethnicity, bidirectionality
Abstract
The current study examined bidirectional relations between parenting and prosocial behavior for both European- and Asian-American emerging adults. Participants included 297 undergraduate students (M age = 19.61 at Time 1, 59% European-American) who reported on prosocial behavior toward family members, positive parenting, and negative/controlling parenting at two time points, 1 year apart. Cross-lagged models supported bidirectional relations between parenting and prosocial behavior with particular emphasis on the role of the emerging adults’ prosocial behavior on subsequent parenting. Also, the bidirectional relations between parenting and emerging adults’ prosocial behavior were different for mothers and fathers. Results varied slightly as a function of ethnicity. Discussion focuses on the implications for understanding the multifaceted nature of prosocial development in emerging adulthood.
Original Publication Citation
Padilla-Walker, L. M., Nelson, L. J., Barry, C. M., & *Fu, X. (2018). Bidirectional relations between parenting and prosocial behavior for Asian and European American emerging adults. Journal of Adult Development, 25, 107-120.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Padilla-Walker, Laura M.; Nelson, Larry J.; Fu, Xinyuan; and Barry, Carolyn McNamara, "Bidirectional Relations Between Parenting and Prosocial Behavior for Asian and European-American Emerging Adults" (2017). Faculty Publications. 4703.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/4703
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2017-09-13
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/7509
Publisher
Journal of Adult Development
Language
English
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Family Life
Copyright Status
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