Browsing by Author "Zhou, Xiang"

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    Construction and Cross-Cultural Validation of Parenting Regulatory Focus Scale
    (2019-08) Zhou, Xiang
    Based on regulatory focus theory (Higgins, 1997), parenting regulatory focus (PRF) refers to the motivations – promotion based or prevention based – behind child-rearing behaviors. Across three studies, I sought to construct and cross-culturally validate a new PRF Scale that measures parenting motivations. In the initial scale validation (Study 1), a convenience sample was collected at the Minnesota State Fair (N = 856) to identify the number of factors and reduce scale items associated and to establish the preliminary psychometrics properties. In Study 2, a two-step tiered MTurk sampling was used to validate the PRF Scale with a more diverse parent sample (N = 497). I specifically tested the internal and test-rest reliability, two-factor structure, and construct validity of the PRF Scale. In Study 3, the psychometric properties of the translated PRF Scale were first demonstrated in a Chinese parent sample (N = 356). By pooling the U.S. (Study 2) and Chinese samples (Study 3), measurement invariance (i.e., configural, metric, and partial scalar invariance) was established through multi-group confirmatory factor analysis between countries. These three studies demonstrate the psychometrics of the new PRF Scale and its contribution as an effective tool to understand individual differences in parenting motivation.
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    Financial Anxiety during COVID-19: How do Parents with Young Children Cope with the Crisis?
    (2022) Li, Yiting; Zuiker, Virginia S.; Zhou, Xiang
    Given the uncertainty surrounding the duration and impact of COVID-19, there is clear evidence that suggests an increase in anxiety symptoms in the U.S. and around the world is perhaps unsurprising (Fitzpatrick et al., 2020; Marchetti et al., 2020). This study examines the financial anxiety of young parents with children between the ages of 3 to 8 years old during the COVID-19 global pandemic. More specifically, the authors examined predictors of financial anxiety, including parental-, child-, financial-, COVID-, and general mental health- factors using hierarchical regression with data collected during the pandemic from 376 parents. Results indicated that parental factors, financial adjustment, COVID-19 factors, stimulus checks, and general anxiety contributed significantly to impacts on financial anxiety.