How Perceived Child-Friendly Communities Alleviate Adolescents' Psychological Reactance

When children enter adolescence, their personality traits easily give rise to psychological reactance (PR). PR involves a desire for autonomy and independence, as well as an aversion to parental and social rules and restrictions. Factors that influence PR include physiological, familial, and social...

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Published in:Behavioral sciences 2024-10, Vol.14 (10), p.970
Main Authors: Liu, Tiantian, Xu, Shuge, Liu, Lin, Chen, Yue, Li, Wangwang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
child-friendly community
COVID-19
Parenting
Perceptions
Personality traits
Physiological aspects
propensity score matching
psychological reactance
quality of life
Social aspects
Social norms
Teenagers
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Summary:When children enter adolescence, their personality traits easily give rise to psychological reactance (PR). PR involves a desire for autonomy and independence, as well as an aversion to parental and social rules and restrictions. Factors that influence PR include physiological, familial, and social aspects. However, most studies on adolescent noncompliance have primarily focused on rebellious behavior. Little research has examined motivational state reactance, although its interaction with environmental perception can significantly affect adolescents' lives. This study aimed to explore the relationship between the perceived friendliness of the community environment and cognitive processing at different quality of life (QoL) levels in relation to PR among adolescents. Propensity score matching was performed on a sample of 3546 adolescents, collected in Sanya, China. The results show that child-friendly communities (CFCs) had a significantly negative impact on adolescents' PR levels. Additionally, QoL had a moderating effect, meaning that the higher the QoL, the stronger the role of a CFC in alleviating PR. In contrast to claims that PR is determined by temperament or character profiles, this study reveals the importance of environmental shaping through triadic reciprocal determinism and a focus on the key role of the community environment.
ISSN:2076-328X
2076-328X
DOI:10.3390/bs14100970