The rise of intense competition for younger generation has intensified social expectations of being a good parent. Based on the data of 386 Chinese intact families with fathers (Mage  = 48.7), mothers (Mage  = 44.7), and adolescents (46.9% girls, Mage  = 14.6) as target respondents, this study examined the patterns of dyadic interdependence in the relationships between socially prescribed parenting perfectionism and parental control (indexed by close monitoring and psychological control) using actor-partner interdependence model (APIM) analyses. Results indicated an actor-only pattern in the association of socially prescribed parenting perfectionism with paternal monitoring, and a couple pattern in the relationship between socially prescribed parenting perfectionism and maternal monitoring. However, the patterns of individual and inter-spousal relationships between socially prescribed parenting perfectionism and psychological control were indistinguishable between fathers and mothers. The findings lend support to the social expectations model and the anxious rearing model by illustrating positive associations of socially prescribed parenting perfectionism with parental monitoring and psychological control. The present study suggests that father-prescribed social expectations about parenting are critical in shaping parental control practice in Chinese contexts, which shed light on the development of Chinese socialization model and clinical practice to support Chinese parents in their parenting.
摘要 年轻一代的竞争越来越激烈，这加剧了社会对做优秀父母的期望。基于386个以父亲(MAGE=48.7)、母亲(MAGE=44.7)和青少年(46.9%的女孩，MAGE=14.6)为目标受访者的中国完整家庭的数据，本研究使用行为者-伴侣相互依赖模型(APIM)分析了社会规定的教养完美主义和父母控制(以密切监控和心理控制为指标)之间的相互依赖模式。结果表明，在社会规定的养育完美主义与父方监控的关系中，只有主动行为者模式，而在社会规定的养育完美主义与母方监控的关系中，有夫妇模式。然而，社会规定的养育完美主义和心理控制之间的个人和配偶间的关系模式在父亲和母亲之间不存在显著。研究结果通过说明社会规定的养育完美主义与父母监控和心理控制之间的正相关，为社会期望模型和焦虑养育模型提供了支持。本研究表明，在中国背景下，父亲对养育子女的社会期望对塑造父母的控制行为至关重要，这对中国社会化模式的发展和支持中国父母养育子女的临床实践有启示。.

This study investigated the mediating role of perceived partner responsiveness in the relationship between emotional reactivity and marital quality among Chinese couples. The survey participants included 550 couples from 28 provinces in the Eastern, Central and Western China. The ages of the husbands range from 39 to 64 years old whose average age is 46.45 years old, while the ages of the wives vary between 32 and 62 years old whose average age is 45.08 years old. The Emotion Reactivity Scale, Perceived Partner Responsiveness Scale, and Quality of Marriage Index were selected for measurement. The results showed that the scores of husbands perceived partner responsiveness and marital quality were significantly higher than those of wives, and there was no significant difference in emotional reactivity between husbands and wives. Correlation analysis showed that emotional reactivity of couples was negatively correlated with perceived partner responsiveness and marital quality, while perceived partner responsiveness was positively correlated with marital quality. Based on the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM), it was found that the emotional reactivity of both spouses was a significant negative predictor of their marital quality (actor effect). It also significantly negatively predicted the marital quality of the spouse (partner effect). The mediating effect analysis results showed that the husbands\' perceived partner responsiveness played a mediating role in the emotional reactivity of the couples on marital quality of the husbands, and the wives\' perceived partner responsiveness played a mediating role in the emotional reactivity of the couples on marital quality of the husbands. The wives\' perceived partner responsiveness played a mediating role in the effect of the couples\' emotional reactivity on the wives\' marital quality. The results of this study contribute to a better understanding of the mechanism of emotional reactivity of couples affecting marital quality and have a guiding significance for improving marital quality.