The Relationships between Perceived Parenting Attitudes and Social Anxiety among Chinese Emerging Adulthood - Focusing on the Multiple Parallel Mediating Effects of Self-Acceptance and Emotional Expression -

This study explored the relationships among perceived parenting attitudes, self-acceptance, emotional expression, and social anxiety among Chinese emerging adults, and to examined the mediating effects of self-acceptance and emotional expression on the relationship between perceived paternal and maternal parenting attitudes and social anxiety.Data were collected from Chinese individuals aged 18-30 using the Egna Minnen Beträffande Uppfostran, the Unconditional Self-Acceptance Scale, the Emotional Expressivity Scale, and the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale.A total of 221 datasets were analyzed.Data were analyzed using SPSS 26.0 and PROCESS Macro 4.3 (Model 4), and the significance of the indirect effects was tested using 5,000 bootstrap samples.The results showed that there was a significant positive correlation between perceived positive parental parenting attitude, self-acceptance, and emotional expression among Chinese youth entering adulthood, and a significant negative correlation with social anxiety.In addition, self-acceptance and emotional expression of Chinese youth entering adulthood were found to indirectly mediate the relationship between perceived parenting attitudes and social anxiety.This study shows that self-acceptance and increased emotional expression can help reduce social anxiety in Chinese youth entering adulthood.Finally, the study discusses its limitations and suggests directions for future research.