A Study On The Relationship Between Perceived Parental Conflict And Mental Health Of Junior Middle School Students Under Parent - Child Regulation

During adolescence, family factor has a tremendous influence on children psychological health. Previous research had indicated that the parents conflict which children can percept influence adolescent mental health. Instead happen directly, this influence children mental health with other factors. As a significant factor, the parent-child relationship plays an important and unique role in family system. Therefore, it is necessary for in-depth discussion on the relationship among the perception of parent’s conflict, parent-child relationship, and mental health.Based on previous research, this study examines the effect of parent’s conflict on adolescent’s mental health and tried to verify the moderated role of parent-child relationship between them. This study chose 809 secondary school students form three schools in Lijiang as the research object. Using CPIC scales, FACES scales and MHT scales to test students with series methods, the researcher systematically discuss middle school students’ general present situation of the perception of parent’s conflict, parent-child relationship, and mental health on the differences of demographic variables, trying to examine the influence of perception of parent’s conflict on mental health. The result shows that:1. The demographic variables of grade, household register, economic status, parental literacy have a significant difference in one or more dimensions of perception of parental conflict. The demographic variables of gender, grade, and parental literacy have a significant difference in parent-child relationship. The demographic variables of gender, household register, being one child, parental literacy have a significant difference in one or more dimensions of mental health.2. There is a significant correlation between perception of parent’s conflict and mental health. Perception of parents conflict can negatively predicted mental health. If perception of parents conflict has a high level, mental health will step down.3. Father-child relationship has regulating effect between the effect of parent’s conflict and mental health.Father-child relationship buffered the effect of the frequency, strength, resolve, coping self-efficacy of perception of parents conflict to children physical symptoms. It has contrast effect in the relationship of father-child relationship effect the frequency, strength, resolve, coping self-efficacy of perception of parents conflict.Father-child relationship buffered the effect of frequency of perception of parent’s conflict to remorse tendency. It has contrast effect in the relationship of them. Mother-child relationship buffered the effect of frequency of perception of parentsParent-child relationship enhanced the effect of perception of parent’s conflict on children’s learning anxiety. When the level of father-child relationship goes up, the strength of perception of parent’s conflict effect on learning anxiety effect increased. Mother-child relationship enhanced the effect of perception of parent’s conflict and coping self-efficacy on children’s learning anxiety. When the level of mother-child relationship goes up, the strength of perception of parent’s conflict and coping self-efficacy effect on learning anxiety effect increased.