Overparenting by lying
Relations between overparenting, parenting by lying, and internalizing symptoms differ for daughters versus sons
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22420035 |
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| Authors | Sahaj Kaur (0000-0002-3446-6082, Texas State University), Chloe Downey (Texas State University), Emma Bulut (Texas State University), Jennifer M Clegg (0000-0001-5655-9899, Texas State University), Katherine Rice Warnell (0000-0003-3694-7952, Texas State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 13 |
| Publication date | 2026-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Current Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1046-1310 • E-ISSN: 1936-4733 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12144-026-09682-6 |
| OpenAlex | W7167884485 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 22 |
Parenting by lying—or telling children lies to influence their behaviors or beliefs—has been consistently linked to negative psychosocial outcomes in emerging adulthood. Little work, however, has examined whether parenting by lying relates to other controlling parenting behaviors, such as overparenting. Of particular interest is whether child gender impacts these relations, given that child gender may be related to different manifestations of parental control. We examined whether parenting by lying mediated relations between overparenting and internalizing symptoms and whether this mediation was influenced by child gender. In U.S. emerging adults ( N = 351, aged 18–21 years), we found a significant moderated mediation, such that the impact of overparenting on internalizing symptoms was mediated by parenting by lying for daughters, but not for sons. These results indicate that parenting by lying may be an important mechanism by which controlling parenting styles impact young women’s well-being.
Lying · Mediation · Moderated mediation · Parenting styles · Psychosocial · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Child and Animal Learning Development
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