From Family Emotional Insecurity to Youth‐To‐Parent Aggression: The Role of Stress and Bullying

ABSTRACT Youth‐to‐parent aggression (YPA) is a growing concern due to its harmful effects on families. This study aimed to expand the understanding of YPA by analysing the relationships between emotional insecure strategies (preoccupation and disengagement), perceived stress, bullying aggression and YPA using a longitudinal design. The sample included 591 adolescents (45.8% girls) from XXX, aged 13–18 years ( M = 14.71; SD = 0.90). Results showed that emotionally insecure strategies at Time 1 (T1) were linked to higher stress and bullying aggression at T1 and to increased YPA at Time 2 (T2). Moreover, these strategies indirectly affected YPA through stress and bullying, which served as mediators. The relationship between insecure emotional strategies and later YPA was serially mediated by stress and bullying. Overall, the findings highlight key risk factors for YPA and contribute to the development of prevention and intervention approaches to address this form of family violence.