Parenting Journal · Volume 2 · Issue 3 · Licensed source edition
Parental harsh parenting and non-suicidal self-injury among Chinese adolescents: the role of emotional uncontrollability, deviant peer affiliation, school disengagement, and self-control
Originally published 2026-01-20 · Frontiers in Psychiatry
Frontiers Media SA · DOI 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1732342 ↗
Editorial reading guide · Respect
What might make it easier for my child to tell me about distress without anticipating punishment?
The paper examines emotional control and peer ties alongside harsh parenting and self-injury, giving readers a reason to distinguish experiences from diagnoses.
Who was studied?
Five hundred and thirteen Chinese young people assessed twice, six months apart.
Age / stage: Late childhood and early adolescence
Read with three questions
- Which variables were measured together at the second assessment?
- What changed within families over time, and which differences were already present?
- What might make it easier for my child to tell me about distress without anticipating punishment?
Keep the limits in view
Following participants over time helps examine sequence, but does not eliminate selection, reporting differences or unmeasured family circumstances.
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Jingjing Li; Jiaqin Wang; Yue Tian; Danlin Cui; Xiaomin Xu; Qiongmei Zhang; Xingcan Ni; Chengfu Yu (2026). Parental harsh parenting and non-suicidal self-injury among Chinese adolescents: the role of emotional uncontrollability, deviant peer affiliation, school disengagement, and self-control Frontiers in Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1732342
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