This study aimed to explore the relationship between Type D personality traits and parentaleducation anxiety, as well as the mediating role of upward social comparison. A questionnaire surveywas conducted among 392 middle school students’ parents. The results indicated that Type D personalitytraits positively and directly predicted parental education anxiety. Furthermore, Type D personality traitsexacerbated parental education anxiety through an increase in upward social comparison. Based on thesefindings, this study proposes collaborative strategies involving the family, school, and society to alleviateparental education anxiety.