This study aimed to examine the sequential double mediating effects of social support and psychological capital on the relationship between high school students’ perceived parental rearing attitudes and their school adjustment. The participants were...
This study aimed to examine the sequential double mediating effects of social support and psychological capital on the relationship between high school students’ perceived parental rearing attitudes and their school adjustment. The participants were 348 first- and second-grade students from a high school located in D Metropolitan City, who were selected through convenience sampling. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 27.0 and PROCESS Macro 4.2 for SPSS, and the significance of the mediating effects was verified through bootstrapping. The study results are as follows. First, parenting style had a significant effect on school adjustment. Second, social support and psychological capital significantly mediated the relationship between parenting style and school adjustment. Third, the sequential double mediating effect of social support and psychological capital was also found to be significant. Specifically, when students perceived their parents’ parenting style more positively, they experienced higher levels of social support, which in turn enhanced their psychological capital and ultimately improved their school adjustment. These findings provide fundamental data for the development of programs and policies designed to promote school adjustment among high school students.