Parenting behaviors and deviant peer affiliation among Chinese adolescents: the mediating role of psychological reactance and the moderating role of gender

Abstract Given the negative impact of deviant peer affiliation on adolescent behavioral development, understanding its underlying mechanisms is essential. Drawing on social development model, psychological reactance theory and adolescent-limited delinquency theory, this study examined the relationsh...

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Published in:BMC Psychology
Main Authors: Chunmei Zhang, Ying Luo, Ronghua Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02703-2