Effects Of Grandparents' Parenting Style And Peer Relationships On Adolescents' Prosocial And Aggressive Behaviors

The social development of teenagers has always been one of the important aspects of researchers' attention.As grandparents are more and more involved in the upbringing of grandchildren in our country,the parenting style of grandparents has the same effect on the development of prosocial behavior and aggressive behavior —— both positive and negative aspects of adolescent sociality.However,the research of most domestic scholars has not yet involved the role of grandparents' parenting style in the social development of teenagers,and the existing few conclusions are not consistent.In addition,according to the theory of social ecosystem,peer relationship also plays an important role in the social development of teenagers,and peer relationship will also affected by the way of ancestral upbringing.Therefore,the purpose of this study is to explore the ways of grandparents' parenting style and the prosocial behavior of adolescents in the context of the participation of grandparents in the upbringing of grandchildren for the relationship with aggressive behavior,and explain the mechanism of peer relationship in the influence of grandparents' parenting style on adolescent prosocial behavior and aggressive behavior.In this study,850 students of grade 3-9 in many primary and secondary schools in Shanxi Province were selected as research objects,and the following conclusions were drawn by using the questionnaire of grandparents' parenting style,peer relationship,prosocial behavior and aggressive behavior as research tools:(1)The pro-social behavior of adolescents is generally in the upper middle level,and the overall trend is decreasing with age,and there are significant differences in gender,stage and family location.(2)Young people's aggressive behavior is generally at a low level,and the overall trend is increasing with age,and there are significant differences in gender and academic stage,and there is no significant difference in thelocation of the family.(3)There are significant differences in parental rearing styles in terms of gender,school stage and family location.The adolescent peer relationship is generally in the upper middle level,and there are significant differences in the learning stage and family location.(4)There is a significant correlation between parental rearing style and adolescent pro-social behavior and aggressive behavior,and parental rearing style can directly affect adolescent pro-social behavior and aggressive behavior.(5)Ancestral rearing style can indirectly influence the pro-social behavior and aggressive behavior of teenagers through peer relationship,and peer relationship plays a part of intermediary role.Based on the above research conclusions,this study proposes the following Suggestions for the cultivation of prosocial behaviors and the improvement of aggressive behaviors of adolescents from three aspects of family,school and society:(1)Grandparents should adopt a positive parenting style and encourage their grandchildren to socialize.(2)The school should educate and supervise the youth,and cooperate with the family and school.(3)The mass media should conduct strict examination and approval of media works and products.