Authors
Huahua Wang, Shuai Chen, Xiaoyan Liao, Xingcan Ni, Chengfu Yu, Wei Zhang
Published in
Journal of youth and adolescence. Nov 11, 2026. Epub Nov 11, 2026.
Abstract
According to spillover theory, parent-adolescent conflict and peer victimization may predict each other. However, whether these reciprocal associations operate at both the between- and within-person levels remains unclear. The mediating role of emotion regulation difficulties in these associations is also unclear. This study examined the longitudinal associations between parent-adolescent conflict and peer victimization and the mediating role of emotion regulation difficulties at the between- and within-person levels using cross-lagged panel models (CLPMs) and random-intercept cross-lagged panel models (RI-CLPMs). A three-wave survey was conducted among 1,199 Chinese early adolescents (Mage = 10.25, 46.12% girls). The CLPM results indicated bidirectional longitudinal associations between parent-adolescent conflict and peer victimization, with emotion regulation difficulties mediating both pathways at the between-person level. In contrast, the RI-CLPM results showed no significant within-person reciprocal associations between parent-adolescent conflict and peer victimization. However, emotion regulation difficulties significantly mediated the within-person pathway from parent-adolescent conflict to peer victimization. These findings provide empirical evidence for understanding spillover theory from dual-level perspectives and suggest that interventions targeting adolescents' emotional and interpersonal problems could distinguish between between-person individual differences and within-person dynamic fluctuations.
PMID:
43013197
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