The Relationship Between Perceived Parenting Style And Social Anxiety: A Meta-Analysis of Children and Youth in Mainland China

• In Event: Parental Influences on Adolescent Development and Functioning

Abstract

Previous studies about the association between parenting style and social anxiety have inconsistent results. A meta-analytic approach was used to explore the association between parenting style and social anxiety in Chinese children and youth. The meta-analysis was based on 46 studies and 48 independent samples, with a total of 21,094 Chinese mainland students. Separate analyses were conducted for positive parenting style and social anxiety, and negative parenting style and social anxiety. Overall, there were a small negative association between positive parenting style and child social anxiety, and a small positive association between negative parenting style and child social anxiety. The moderator analysis provides some insights about the association between parenting style and child social anxiety.

Authors

• Zehua Dong, University of Washington

• Shuqi Zhou, Purdue University

• Wenye Zhou, Institute of Curriculum and Instruction East China Normal University