Author(s)

Mengzi Li

Corresponding Author

Mengzi Li

ABSTRACT

The parent-child relationship has a great impact on a child's psychological condition. Mental resilience is especially important for a person's development. However, there are a few studies on the relationship between parent-child relationship and mental resilience of children from middle school in China. This study mainly used correlation analysis and linear regression analysis to study the relationship between parent-child relationship (include parent-child closeness and parent-child conflict) and children’s mental resilience (N=381). The results confirm that parent-child relationship is significantly correlated with resilience. Parent-child intimacy can positively predict resilience, and parent-child conflict can negatively predict resilience. In conclusion, Parent-child relationship has a significant impact on children's mental resilience. Parents should choose an appropriate way to interact with children to strengthen parent-child closeness and avoid excessive parent-child conflict.

KEYWORDS

Parent-child relationship, Mental resilience