Abstract: Previous meta-analytic studies have mostly examined the effects of family parenting styles on single variables in the structure of positive adolescent development, and no study has examined the effects of family parenting styles on the holistic conceptualization of positive adolescent development. Based on the positive adolescent development perspective, the present study included a series of meta-analyses (206 papers, 1822 independent effect sizes, and a total number of subjects up to 109,968) with a sample of Chinese adolescents, including three variables: academic achievement, self-esteem, and resilience. The results showed that different types of family parenting styles were significantly associated with the three core concepts of positive adolescent development, positive family parenting styles were moderately positively associated with positive adolescent development, and negative family parenting styles were less negatively associated with positive adolescent development, and the moderating effects of female sex ratio and education stage were significant. The above results are of great significance for a comprehensive and profound understanding of the developmental resource value of family upbringing styles in the context of Chinese culture, and for the promotion of adolescents' positive development.

Key words: family parenting styles, academic achievement, self-esteem, resilience, meta-analysis