The Relationship Between Harsh Parenting and Adolescents' Pro-Environmental Behavior: A Moderated Mediation Model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Parents play a crucial role in cultivating adolescents' pro-environmental behavior, which has attracted researchers' attention. Nevertheless, the role of negative parenting styles has not been adequately concerned.

Objectives

This research aimed to explore the influence of harsh parenting on adolescents' pro-environmental behavior based on the Ecological Systems Theory, considering intrinsic motivation as a possible mediator and three types of values (egoistic, altruistic, and biospheric values) as possible moderators.

Participants and setting

Data were collected at two stages through self-report questionnaires filled in by 602 adolescents (40.2% boys) in China with an average age of 16.25 years.

Methods

The questionnaires assessed pro-environmental

SUBMITTER: Wang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11908419 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature