TITLE:
The Effect of Parenting Behavior on the Obsessive-Compulsive Symptom of College Students: The Mediating Role of Perfectionism
AUTHORS:
I-Jun Chen, Mengbi Hu, Hailun Zhang, Zeyao Guo
KEYWORDS:
Parenting Behavior, Obsessive-Compulsive Symptom, Perfectionism, Mediating Role
JOURNAL NAME:
Creative Education,
Vol.9 No.5,
April
24,
2018
ABSTRACT: We used arandom sample survey of 250 college students in Suzhou district in Chinato explore the relationships among parenting behavior, perfectionism and obsessive-compulsive symptom, as well as to construct astructural equation model.The results showed that college students’ understanding of parenting behavior is above average, they have strong perfectionism and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. College students’ obsessive-compulsive symptomswere affected by demographic variables, with gender and grade having significant interaction; parenting behavior causes college students’ obsessive-compulsive symptoms, andperfectionism played a mediating role. Understanding themechanism of parenting behavior and perfectionism on college students’ obsessive-compulsive symptoms can provide references to the mental health counseling for college students.