Parenting Anxiety In Parents Of Junior Middle School Students And Its Influence On Adolescent Mental Health

At present,the domestic and foreign research on parenting mainly focus on parental rearing patterns,and the research of anxiety in the parenting process is also more concentrated in the description and analysis of the status quo and some simple social investigations,few studies are on the main structure,degree and mechanism of parenting anxiety.This study used a open questionnaire and interviews to determine the concept and dimensions of The Scale of Parenting Anxiety in Parents of Junior Middle School Students,then compiled a preliminary questionnaire according to the open questionnaire.Ultimately,we determined formal The Scale of Parenting Anxiety in Parents with Junior Middle School Students by screening through exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis.After that,we investigated the current situation of parenting anxiety in parents of junior middle school students,and further explored the relationship between parental parenting anxiety and mental health of adolescents.Finally,the following conclusions were obtained:(1)The Scale of Parenting Anxiety in Parents of Jtunior Middle School Students includes 5 dimensions:personality traits,learning problems,educational methods,behavior habits,and 5 dimensions of dealing with people.There are 28 questions.The scale conforms to the theory and has good reliability and validity.(2)The degree of parenting anxiety in parents with junior middle school students is generally above average level.There are significant differences in parental parenting anxiety in different dimensions,and different demographic variables will affect the degree of parenting anxiety.(3)The degree of parenting anxiety in parents whose children are with high mental health level is significantly lower than those of low mental health.There is a significant positive correlation between parenting anxiety in parents and all dimensions of junior middle school students'mental health and all dimensions.Moreover,the scores of parental parenting anxiety among junior middle school students have a positive predictive effect on the score of mental health scale for middle school students.