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Ghandour LA, Anouti S, Lotfi T, Meho L, Kashash R, Al-Akkawi A, Majed A, Akl E, Afifi RA. Parenting a High and Growing Population of Youth in the Arab Region: A Scoping Review for an Evidence-Informed Research Agenda. J Adolesc Health 2024; 75:16-25. [PMID: 38597843 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.02.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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The Arab region is experiencing the largest youth cohort in its history. Parental influence is a clear factor in the well-being of this demographic. This scoping review serves as the first consolidated synthesis of existing research on parenting in the Arab world, aimed at identifying research gaps and informing future research agendas. Searches of 18 databases resulted in 4,758 records (1995-2018) in all languages. Using Arksey and O'Malley's methodological framework, eligible studies (n = 152) underwent duplicate data abstraction. An evidence gap map was developed using 3i.e.'s platform. Studies were mostly published in English (88%), and lead authors' affiliations were mostly from Arab institutions. Included studies were mostly cross-sectional (89%), quantitative (96%), conducted in a school/university (83%), and surveyed children and adolescents (70%). Most studies (79%) examined parenting influences on youth outcomes. Fewer examined parenting measurement (30%) or evaluated interventions (1%). Mental health and school performance were the most commonly investigated outcomes. The evidence gap map allows researchers who study youth in the Arab world to efficiently and visually delineate the gaps and strategically prioritize research needs. Future studies should employ robust mixed methods study designs, focus on evaluation and psychometric research, engage youth in the research process and explore a more diverse set of outcomes.
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- Lilian A Ghandour
- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Global Evidence Synthesis Initiative (GESI) Secretariat, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- University Libraries, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Global Evidence Synthesis Initiative (GESI) Secretariat, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Community and Behavioral Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
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Zheng H, Zhou Y, Fu L, Eli B, Han R, Liu Z. A Latent Transition Analysis of Aggression Victimization Patterns During the Transition from Primary to Middle School. J Youth Adolesc 2024; 53:1564-1578. [PMID: 38217836 DOI: 10.1007/s10964-023-01931-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2024]
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School transitions provide contexts for adolescents to reconstruct peer relationships and re-establish social positions. Scarce research has captured the transition of aggressor and victim roles during this period and examined associated factors. To investigate the stability and shifts of aggressor and victim roles following the transition to middle school, this study conducted latent transition analysis with 1261 Chinese adolescents (32.6% female, Mage in Grade 6 = 12.1 years, SD = 0.7). Three subgroups were identified across Grades 5 to 8: aggressive-victims, victims and uninvolved. Adolescents were more likely to transition from aggressive-victim and victim roles to the uninvolved group during the transition to middle school compared to the transitions within the same educational phase. Males and those with insecure parental attachment were at higher risk of being and remaining in the involved groups. The findings underscore the dynamic nature of adolescent aggression and victimization and highlight the transition to middle school as a critical window for interventions aimed at helping adolescents disengage from aggression and victimization.
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- Hao Zheng
- The Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China
- Department of Psychology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- School of Psychology, Henan University, Kaifeng, PR China
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- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Psychology, Normal College, Shihezi University, Shihezi, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China.
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Borairi S, Deneault AA, Madigan S, Fearon P, Devereux C, Geer M, Jeyanayagam B, Martini J, Jenkins J. A meta-analytic examination of sensitive responsiveness as a mediator between depression in mothers and psychopathology in children. Attach Hum Dev 2024:1-28. [PMID: 38860779 DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2024.2359689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/12/2024]
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The current meta-analysis examined the mediating role of sensitive-responsive parenting in the relationship between depression in mothers and internalizing and externalizing behavior in children. A systematic review of the path of maternal sensitive responsiveness to child psychopathology identified eligible studies. Meta-analytic structural equation modelling (MASEM) allowed for the systematic examination of the magnitude of the indirect effect across 68 studies (N = 15,579) for internalizing and 92 studies (N = 26,218) for externalizing psychopathology. The synthesized sample included predominantly White, English-speaking children (age range = 1 to 205 months; Mage = 66 months; 47% female) from Western, industrialized countries. The indirect pathway was small in magnitude and similar for externalizing (b = .02) and internalizing psychopathology (b = .01). Moderator analyses found that the indirect pathway for externalizing problems was stronger when mother-child interactions were observed during naturalistic and free-play tasks rather than structured tasks. Other tested moderators were not significant.
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- Sahar Borairi
- Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Thompson EL, Gillespie-Smith K, Mair APA, Obsuth I. Exploring Emotional Dysregulation and Avoidance with Caregivers as the Mechanisms Linking Social Communication Understanding and Aggressive Behaviours. J Autism Dev Disord 2024:10.1007/s10803-024-06276-8. [PMID: 38714626 DOI: 10.1007/s10803-024-06276-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/10/2024]
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Many autistic adolescents and young adults present with aggressive behaviours, which can be challenging for caregivers. The present study aimed to explore the underlying mechanisms between social communication understanding and aggressive behaviours in autistic and non-autistic adolescents, specifically the role of emotional dysregulation and its impact on avoidance with caregivers. Caregivers of autistic (n = 275) and non-autistic adolescents (n = 123) completed standardised caregiver-report questionnaires measuring social communication understanding, emotional dysregulation, avoidance between the adolescent and caregiver and aggressive behaviours. A serial mediation analysis indicated that levels of social communication understanding were indirectly associated with aggressive behaviours. This occurred through increased emotional dysregulation, which may have led to increased avoidance between the autistic and non-autistic adolescents and their caregivers. These findings support a sequential process by which adolescents with low social communication understanding are more likely to behave aggressively through being emotionally dysregulated and the impact of this on the increased avoidance within the caregiver-adolescent dyad. This process was found within autistic and non-autistic adolescents, suggesting a mechanism across individuals with aggression. These findings indicate that interventions based on improving emotion regulation ability and responses between adolescents and their caregivers may aid in reducing aggressive behaviours in adolescents and young adults with lower social communication understanding.
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- Emma Louise Thompson
- School of Health and Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9AG, UK.
- Department of Psychological Service & Research, NHS Dumfries & Galloway, Dumfries, DG1 4AP, UK.
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- School of Health and Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9AG, UK
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- School of Health and Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9AG, UK
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- School of Health and Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9AG, UK
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Kanamori K, Suzuki T, Ota C. Parenting attitude towards children with autism spectrum disorders: the Japan environment and children's study. BMJ Paediatr Open 2024; 8:e002360. [PMID: 38575170 PMCID: PMC11002392 DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2023-002360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE The primary objective of this study was to investigate the parenting attitudes towards children with autism spectrum disorders in early childhood in Japan. DESIGN This study was a cohort study. The participants were enrolled from January 2011 to March 2014. We obtained the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders at 3 years of age, parenting attitudes and other factors from questionnaires. We divided the participants into two groups, an autism spectrum disorders group and a non-autism spectrum disorders group, and compared the parenting attitudes. SETTING This study used data from a Japanese birth cohort study: the Japan Environment and Children's Study, conducted across 15 regional centres in Japan. PARTICIPANTS The full dataset of the Japan Environment and Children's Study comprised 104 059 records. We excluded 17 889 records because the answer for the autism spectrum disorders in the questionnaire was blank. As a result, we analysed the remaining 82 411 mother-child pairs. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The primary outcome variable was parenting attitudes at 3.5 years of age, which was assessed using a questionnaire. We asked respondents 16 questions related to parenting attitudes, and they answered based on their behaviours. The independent variable was the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders at 3 years of age. RESULTS Of the 82 411 participants, the children with autism spectrum disorders at 3 years of age were 372 (0.45%). In most questions about parenting attitudes, the autism spectrum disorders group had unfavourable responses. The difference was particularly noticeable when the parents taught their children social discipline. Unfavourable parenting attitudes were 16.6% in the autism spectrum disorders group and 0.8% in the non-autism spectrum disorders group in the question item with the largest difference between the two groups, a significant difference. CONCLUSIONS Parents of children with autism spectrum disorders tended to have unfavourable attitudes, suggesting the importance of parental training.
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- Keita Kanamori
- Department of Development and Environmental Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
- Department of Pediatrics, Iwate Prefectural Iwai Hospital, Ichinoseki, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Development and Environmental Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
- Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan
- Environment and Genome Research Center, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Chiang SC, Sung YH, Chen WC. A Six-Year Longitudinal Study of Parenting and Depressive Symptoms among Taiwanese Adolescents. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WELFARE 2024; 33:355-369. [PMID: 38800468 PMCID: PMC11114101 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.12578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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This study investigated the associations between early parental warmth, harsh discipline, and adolescent depressive symptoms from early to late adolescence, with attention to gender differences in these associations. The sample was drawn from a longitudinal study, the Taiwan Youth Project, including 2,690 Taiwanese adolescents from wave 1 in 2000 (first year in junior high school) to wave 6 (third year in high school) in 2005. The results showed a nonlinear developmental trajectory of adolescent depressive symptoms during the middle- to high-school period. Harsh discipline was associated with the significantly higher initial presence and faster growth rate of depressive symptoms, while parental warmth and monitoring were associated with the significantly lower initial presence of depressive symptoms. In addition, female adolescents displayed a higher initial level of depressive symptoms than males when parents exercised higher levels of monitoring and harsh discipline. Finally, we provided suggestions for practice and research.
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- Shou-Chun Chiang
- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University
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- Department of Education, National Chengchi University
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- Department of Education, National Chengchi University
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Bradley RS, Staples GL, Quetsch LB, Aloia LS, Brown CE, Kanne SM. Associations Between Parenting Stress and Quality Time in Families of Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder. J Autism Dev Disord 2024; 54:829-840. [PMID: 36626008 PMCID: PMC9830131 DOI: 10.1007/s10803-022-05852-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Increased stress among parents of youth with ASD has been well-documented. However, research on aspects of the parent-child relationship and subsequent links to parenting stress is limited. We assessed parents (N = 511) of youth with ASD to examine relations between parenting stress and parent-child quality time (amount of quality time, shared enjoyment, synchronicity). Elevated parenting stress was associated with less time spent engaging with youth in shared activities and decreased parent and child enjoyment during shared interactions. Parents with elevated stress reported engaging in shared activities and experiencing synchronicity with their child less often than parents below the clinical threshold. Future research should emphasize longitudinal efforts examining the directionality of this relationship to better inform family-focused intervention.
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- Rebecca S Bradley
- University of Arkansas, 316B Memorial Hall, 72701, Fayetteville, AR, USA.
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- University of Arkansas, 316B Memorial Hall, 72701, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- University of Arkansas, 316B Memorial Hall, 72701, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- University of Arkansas, 316B Memorial Hall, 72701, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- Pacific University, College Way, 97116, Forest Grove, OR, USA
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- Center for Autism and the Developing Brain, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA
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Acland EL, Pocuca N, Paquin S, Boivin M, Ouellet-Morin I, Andlauer TFM, Gouin JP, Côté SM, Tremblay RE, Geoffroy M, Castellanos-Ryan N. Polygenic risk and hostile environments: Links to stable and dynamic antisocial behaviors across adolescence. Dev Psychopathol 2024:1-13. [PMID: 38329116 DOI: 10.1017/s095457942400004x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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Adverse environments are linked to elevated youth antisocial behavior. However, this relation is thought to depend, in part, on genetic susceptibility. The present study investigated whether polygenic risk for antisociality moderates relations between hostile environments and stable as well as dynamic antisocial behaviors across adolescence. We derived two antisocial-linked polygenic risk scores (PRS) (N = 721) based on previous genome-wide association studies. Forms of antisocial behavior (nonaggressive conduct problems, physical aggression, social aggression) and environmental hostility (harsh parenting and school violence) were assessed at age 13, 15, and 17 years. Relations to individual differences stable across adolescence (latent stability) vs. time-specific states (timepoint residual variance) of antisocial behavior were assessed via structural equation models. Higher antisocial PRS, harsh parenting, and school violence were linked to stable elevations in antisocial behaviors across adolescence. We identified a consistent polygenic-environment interaction suggestive of differential susceptibility in late adolescence. At age 17, harsher parenting was linked to higher social aggression in those with higher antisocial PRS, and lower social aggression in those with lower antisocial PRS. This suggests that genetics and environmental hostility relate to stable youth antisocial behaviors, and that genetic susceptibility moderates home environment-antisocial associations specifically in late adolescence.
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- E L Acland
- School of Psychoeducation, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Research Centre, Sainte-Justine University Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Ecole de Psychologie, Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada
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- School of Criminology, Université de Montréal & Research Center of the Montreal Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munchen, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Research Centre, Sainte-Justine University Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
- School of Public Health, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Départements de Pédiatrie et de Psychologie, Université de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- School of Psychoeducation, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Research Centre, Sainte-Justine University Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Hare MM, Trucco EM, Hawes SW, Villar M, Zucker RA. Pathways to substance use: Examining conduct problems and parenting behaviors from preschool to adolescence. Dev Psychopathol 2024; 36:454-466. [PMID: 36744529 PMCID: PMC10404304 DOI: 10.1017/s0954579422001328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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While many studies have identified risk and protective factors of substance use (SU), few have assessed the reciprocal associations of child conduct problems (CP) and parenting practices and behaviors in the prediction of SU across development. A greater understanding of how these factors relate over time is needed to improve the timing of targeted prevention efforts. This study examined how child CP, parenting behaviors, and parents' own antisocial behavior relate from preschool to adolescence and eventuate in SU. Participants included 706 youth (70.6% male; 89.7% white) enrolled in the Michigan Longitudinal Study. Data from waves 1 (ages 3-5), 2 (ages 6-8), 3 (ages 9-11), 4 (ages 12-14), and 5 (ages 15-17) were included. A random intercept cross-lagged panel model (RI-CLPM) examined reciprocal associations between parenting practices, parents' antisocial behavior, and child CP over time (waves 1-4) and how these factors contribute to adolescent alcohol, cigarette, and marijuana use (wave 5). At the within-person level, negative parenting and parents' own antisocial behavior had a strong influence in late childhood/early adolescence. Only child CP emerged as a significant predictor of SU. Results highlight the importance of early intervention and the potential influence of parenting and child factors throughout development in the prevention of SU.
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- Megan M. Hare
- Center for Children and Families, Department of Psychology, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
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- Center for Children and Families, Department of Psychology, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
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- Center for Children and Families, Department of Psychology, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
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- Center for Children and Families, Department of Psychology, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
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- Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Dong Z, Zhou S, Case AS, Zhou W. The Relationship Between Perceived Parenting Style and Social Anxiety: A Meta-analysis of Mainland Chinese Students. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 2024; 55:247-261. [PMID: 35842552 DOI: 10.1007/s10578-022-01399-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Previous research on the relationship between parenting style and social anxiety in Chinese youth has been inconsistent, which has made it difficult to consider whether improving parenting may serve as a preventative intervention for social anxiety. The current study aimed to clarify these inconsistencies by examining the strength of the association between positive/negative parenting style and social anxiety among Chinese students and the role of certain moderators in those associations. A meta-analysis was conducted on 53 studies with a total sample of 26,024 Chinese mainland students. Separate analyses were conducted for positive parenting style and social anxiety (N = 24,081), and negative parenting style and social anxiety (N = 24,933). Findings suggest a small negative association exists between positive parenting style and social anxiety, and a small positive association exists between negative parenting style and child social anxiety. Analyses suggested type of social anxiety measures, developmental stage, and gender all moderated the relationships between parenting style and social anxiety. Results clarify the direction of the relationship between parenting and social anxiety amongst Chinese youth and point to particular implications and future directions for policy, practice, and research.
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- Zehua Dong
- Jing Hengyi School of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310030, China
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- College of Foreign Languages, Donghua University, 2999 North Renmin Rd, Songjiang District, Shanghai, 201620, China.
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- Department of Educational Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, 47906, USA
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- Institute of Curriculum and Instruction, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200050, China
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Sampaio F, Nystrand C, Feldman I, Mihalopoulos C. Evidence for investing in parenting interventions aiming to improve child health: a systematic review of economic evaluations. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2024; 33:323-355. [PMID: 35304645 PMCID: PMC10869412 DOI: 10.1007/s00787-022-01969-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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A comprehensive review of the economic evidence on parenting interventions targeting different aspects of child health is lacking to support decision-making. The aim of this review is to provide an up to date synthesis of the available health economic evidence for parenting interventions aiming to improve child health. A systematic review was conducted with articles identified through Econlit, Medline, PsychINFO, and ERIC databases. Only full economic evaluations comparing two or more options, considering both costs and outcomes were included. We assessed the quality of the studies using the Drummond checklist. We identified 44 studies of varying quality that met inclusion criteria; 22 targeting externalizing behaviors, five targeting internalizing problems, and five targeting other mental health problems including autism and alcohol abuse. The remaining studies targeted child abuse (n = 5), obesity (n = 3), and general health (n = 4). Studies varied considerably and many suffered from methodological limitations, such as limited costing perspectives, challenges with outcome measurement and short-time horizons. Parenting interventions showed good value for money in particular for preventing child externalizing and internalizing behaviors. For the prevention of child abuse, some programs had the potential of being cost-saving over the longer-term. Interventions were not cost-effective for the treatment of autism and obesity. Future research should include a broader spectrum of societal costs and quality-of-life impacts on both children and their caregivers.
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- Filipa Sampaio
- Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, BMC, Husargatan 3 (Entry A11), 751 22, Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, BMC, Husargatan 3 (Entry A11), 751 22, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, BMC, Husargatan 3 (Entry A11), 751 22, Uppsala, Sweden
- Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- School of Health and Social Development, Deakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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Zhao H, Zhang X, Xiu M, Wu F. Sex-related differences in parental rearing patterns in young adults with bipolar disorder. Sci Rep 2023; 13:21738. [PMID: 38066062 PMCID: PMC10709453 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-48576-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to examine the parenting characteristics of young patients with bipolar disorder (BD) and explore the sex differences. The parental rearing pattern of young patients with BD was measured and compared with the healthy control of young adults. The EMBU scale was used to assess parental rearing patterns. Patients with BD reported significantly higher scores in the punishment and severity index, as well as of the rejection and denial index, but lower scores in the warmth & affectionate index in the paternal rearing pattern, compared with healthy controls. In addition, patients scored higher on the punishment and severity index and rejection and patterns index in maternal rearing patterns. More importantly, we found significant sex differences in maternal rearing patterns (pBonferroni < 0.05). Specifically, in the maternal rearing patterns, male patients had higher scores on the favoring index than male controls, whereas female patients had lower scores on the warmth & affectionate index than female controls. This study shows significant differences in parental rearing patterns between patients and control subjects. Male patients were overprotective by their mothers and female patients were overlooked by their mothers during upbringing.
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- Huifang Zhao
- Hebei Province Veterans Hospital, Baoding, China
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- Hebei Province Mental Health Center, Baoding, China
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- Peking University HuiLongGuan Clinical Medical School, Beijing HuiLongGuan Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
- Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for Translational Medicine of Mental Disorders, Guangzhou, China.
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Hogye SI, Lucassen N, Helmerhorst KOW, Vrolijk P, Keizer R. Changes in coercive parenting and child externalizing behavior across COVID-19 and the moderating role of parent-child attachment relationship quality. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0290089. [PMID: 37824556 PMCID: PMC10569510 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0290089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023] Open
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Research indicates increases in coercive parenting towards children and increases in child externalizing behavior during COVID-19 as compared to the pre-pandemic period. In this preregistered study, we extended previous knowledge by investigating to what extent, and under what conditions, changes in coercive parenting and child externalizing behavior are interrelated. Ninety-five mothers and fathers of children (of age 3 prior to the pandemic) reported on coercive parenting and child externalizing behavior before and during the pandemic, and trained assistants observed the quality of mother-child and father-child attachment relationship prior to the pandemic. We employed latent change score modeling to test the extent to which changes in maternal and paternal coercive parenting and changes in child externalizing behavior across the pre-pandemic period and the onset of the first COVID-19 lockdown are interrelated. Moreover, we tested whether these linkages are moderated by changes in the other parent's coercive parenting and the quality of parent-child attachment relationship. Specifically, we tested the moderation by mother-child (father-child) attachment relationship quality in the relation between changes in mothers' (fathers') coercive parenting and changes in child externalizing behavior. We found that changes in mothers', but not fathers' coercive parenting were positively associated with changes in child externalizing behavior. We found no moderation by changes in the other parent's parenting or by parent-child attachment relationship quality. Our findings provide support for the transactional processes underlying mothers' and children's behavior in the context of non-normative stressful conditions. We recommend incorporating evidence-based (parenting) support for mothers, fathers, and young children in prevention strategies and recovery tools employed during and after future lockdowns and non-normative stressful events.
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- Sara I. Hogye
- Department of Public Administration and Sociology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, Education and Child Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pedagogy and Educational Sciences, Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Administration and Sociology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Administration and Sociology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Li D, Li W, Zhu X. Parenting style and children emotion management skills among Chinese children aged 3-6: the chain mediation effect of self-control and peer interactions. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1231920. [PMID: 37790239 PMCID: PMC10543697 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1231920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023] Open
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Drawing on ecosystem theory, which is based on the interaction of family environment, individual characteristics, and social adaptation, this study aimed to examine the effects of parenting style on emotion management skills and the mediating roles of self-control and peer interactions among Chinese children aged 3-6 years. Some studies have investigated the relationship between parenting style and emotion management skills. However, research on the underlying mechanisms is still deficient. A sample of 2,303 Chinese children completed the PSDQ-Short Version, the Self-Control Teacher Rating Questionnaire, the Peer Interaction Skills Scale, and the Emotion Management Skills Questionnaire. The results show that: (1) Authoritarian parenting style negatively predicted children's emotion management skills, self-control, and peer interactions; (2) Authoritative parenting style positively predicted children's emotion management skills, self-control, and peer interactions; (3) Structural equation models indicated that self-control and peer interactions partially mediated the effects of authoritarian and authoritative parenting styles. The parenting style of Chinese children aged 3-6 years is related to emotion management skills, and self-control and peer interactions have chain mediating effects between parenting style and children's emotion management skills. These results provide further guidance for the prevention and intervention of emotional and mental health problems in children.
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- Dexian Li
- School of Education, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian, China
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- School of Education, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian, China
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- College of Psychology, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian, China
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Wang B, Kuroki T. Association between negatively perceived parenting attitudes and dissociation: a cross-sectional study on the general population in Japan. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1235447. [PMID: 37663354 PMCID: PMC10469974 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1235447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023] Open
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Objectives Many studies have reported that early traumatic experiences, mainly abuse, are associated with forming dangerous attachments and a contributing factor to dissociation. On the other hand, other studies have investigated the association of non-abusive nurturing and attachment styles with dissociation. The aim of this study is to determine the frequency of dissociative experiences in the general Japanese population and investigate the effects of "overprotection" and "lack of care" as nurturing styles and "abandonment anxiety" and "avoidance of intimacy" as attachment styles on dissociation. Methods A total of 1,042 residents aged 18 to 69 years were administered with the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES), the Japanese version of the WHO-5 Well-Being Index (WHO-5-J), the Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI), and the Experiences in Close Relationships Inventory-the-generalized-other-version (ECR-GO). Hierarchical multiple regression analyses on the effects of "overprotection" and "care" as nurturing attitudes "abandonment anxiety" and "avoidance of intimacy" as attachment styles on dissociation (DES-NDI and DES-T) were conducted. Results Based on the findings of this study, "care" and "overprotection" as nurturing attitudes were shown to be a contributing factor to dissociation (DES-NDI and DES-T). "Avoidance of intimacy" as an attachment style was shown to contribute to pathological dissociation. On the other hand, the influence of attachment style on the relationship between nurturing style and dissociation was not determined. Discussion This study provided essential data on the distribution of dissociative experiences in the general Japanese population. It was indicated that nurturing style, particularly overprotection, may be linked to nonfunctional stress coping and interpersonal anxiety and could be a contributing factor to mental disorders, including dissociation. Furthermore, considering that the effect of nurturing styles on dissociation does not vary with attachment styles, the effect of nurturing styles on dissociation may be more profound.
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- Baihui Wang
- Faculty of Life Sciences, Center for Medical Education and Research, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Kyushu University Graduate School of Human-Environment Studies, Fukuoka, Japan
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Shields M, Tonmyr L, Gonzalez A, Atkinson L, Blair DL, Hovdestad W, MacMillan H. Depression, parenting and the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: results from three nationally representative cross-sectional surveys. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e063991. [PMID: 37580094 PMCID: PMC10432656 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Depression is associated with problems in functioning in many aspects of life, including parenting. COVID-19 has increased risk factors for depression. We investigated the prevalence of depression among parents during the pandemic and the association with dysfunctional parenting. DESIGN Canadian nationwide cross-sectional study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS The 2020 and 2021 Surveys on COVID-19 and Mental Health (SCMH) and the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) (2015‒2019). Responding sample sizes for parents were 3121 for the 2020-SCMH; 1574 for the 2021-SCMH and 6076 for the CCHS. PRIMARY OUTCOME MEASURES All three surveys collected information on symptoms of major depressive disorder (MDD). The SCMH measured harsh parenting. RESULTS Based on data from the 2021-SCMH collected during wave 3 of COVID-19, 14.4% of fathers and 21.2% of mothers screened positive for MDD. These prevalence estimates were similar to those from the 2020-SCMH during wave 2, but at least two times higher than pre-COVID-19 estimates from the CCHS. Multivariate analyses revealed a linear association between MDD and harsh parenting. COVID-19-related stressors were associated with harsh parenting. Among mothers, feeling lonely or isolated because of COVID-19 was a risk factor for harsh parenting; among fathers, being a front-line worker was a risk factor. Meditation was a protective factor for mothers. CONCLUSIONS After years of stability, the prevalence of MDD increased substantially among Canadian parents during the pandemic. Ongoing monitoring is vital to determine if elevated levels of depression persist because chronic depression increases the likelihood of negative child outcomes. Programmes aimed at addressing depression and bolstering parenting skills are needed as families continue to face stressors associated with COVID-19.
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- Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Departments of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, and of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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King GL, Macdonald JA, Greenwood CJ, Kehoe C, Dunsmore JC, Havighurst SS, Youssef GJ, Berkowitz TS, Westrupp EM. Profiles of parents' emotion socialization within a multinational sample of parents. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1161418. [PMID: 37637929 PMCID: PMC10447894 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1161418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023] Open
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Introduction Seminal emotion socialization theories classify parents according to two patterns of parent emotion socialization processes: 'emotion coaching' (i.e., parents validate and teach children about emotions) versus 'emotion dismissing' parenting (i.e., parents minimize and dismiss their children's emotions). However, empirical evidence supporting this binary distinction of parents remains limited. Our objective was to investigate whether parents can be differentiated by distinct patterns in their (1) beliefs about children's emotions, (2) emotion regulation, and (3) emotion-related parenting practices. Method Participants were parents of children aged 4-10 years from the Child and Parent Emotion Study (N = 869) (https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/10/e038124). Parents completed self-reported measures of emotion socialization processes via an online survey, which took 20-30 min to complete. Data included in the current study were collected May-August 2019. We conducted a latent profile analysis of parents' emotion socialization (13 indicators). To assess reliability of the profiles, we examined stability of the profiles across (1) parents of children in early versus middle childhood, and (2) fathers versus mothers, via measurement invariance testing. Further, to assess for construct validity of the profiles, we examined concurrent associations between six criterion constructs and parents' emotion socialization profiles. Results A three-profile model emerged characterizing parents by: (1) emotion coaching; (2) emotion dismissing; (3) emotion disengaged. There was strong support for construct validity and reliability. Discussion Our study provides empirical support for distinct differentiated classifications of emotion coaching and emotion dismissing parenting, aligned with emotion socialization theories. We further extend on extant theory and suggest a third 'emotion disengaged' classification, describing parents with moderate levels of emotion dismissing parenting and low levels of emotion coaching parenting. It should be noted that the profiles were derived with self-report data, therefore, data may have been biased by contextual factors. Furthermore, the study sample consisted of Western families from affluent backgrounds. The field should focus efforts on conducting person-centered studies with more diverse samples in future.
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- School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
- Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Mindful, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Human Development and Family Sciences, Department of Psychological, Health, and Learning Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX, United States
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- Mindful, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
- Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
- Judith Lumley Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Zhukova MA, Li N, Zhukov V, Grigorenko EL. A Dimensional Approach to Discrepancy in Parenting Styles in Russian Families. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 10:1367. [PMID: 37628365 PMCID: PMC10453326 DOI: 10.3390/children10081367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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We investigated the magnitude and direction of differences in parenting styles as they relate to children's mental health problems, as assessed using the CBCL. The sample consisted of 306 families residing in a large industrial city in Russia. We aimed to expand the cross-cultural literature on parenting styles by assessing a sample of Russian families and analyzing how agreement versus disagreement between self-reported and partner-reported parenting styles related to children's mental health problems. The findings suggested that both congruence and incongruence between parenting styles could be associated with children's mental health problems. When parents agreed about high warmth and matched on lower levels of demandingness, in line with the permissive parenting style, children tended to exhibit maladaptive behavior and externalizing problems. We also registered that children were likely to show low levels of mental health problems when fathers had higher self-reported warmth compared with mothers' reports. In contrast, children whose fathers had higher self-reported demandingness compared with the mothers' reports, exhibited moderate levels of mental health problems. This study expands the existing literature by providing a dimensional approach to children's mental health difficulties in the context of (dis)agreements in the parenting styles within a family.
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- Marina A. Zhukova
- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA; (M.A.Z.); (N.L.)
- Center for Cognitive Sciences, Sirius University of Science and Technology, Sochi 354340, Russia
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA; (M.A.Z.); (N.L.)
- Texas Institute for Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistics, University of Houston, 4349 Martin Luther King Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA;
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA; (M.A.Z.); (N.L.)
- Center for Cognitive Sciences, Sirius University of Science and Technology, Sochi 354340, Russia
- Texas Institute for Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistics, University of Houston, 4349 Martin Luther King Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Child Study Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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Conley MI, Hernandez J, Salvati JM, Gee DG, Baskin-Sommers A. The role of perceived threats on mental health, social, and neurocognitive youth outcomes: A multicontextual, person-centered approach. Dev Psychopathol 2023; 35:689-710. [PMID: 35232507 PMCID: PMC9437149 DOI: 10.1017/s095457942100184x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Perceived threat in youth's environments can elevate risk for mental health, social, and neurocognitive difficulties throughout the lifespan. However, few studies examine variability in youth's perceptions of threat across multiple contexts or evaluate outcomes across multiple domains, ultimately limiting our understanding of specific risks associated with perceived threats in different contexts. This study examined associations between perceived threat in youth's neighborhood, school, and family contexts at ages 9-10 and mental health, social, and neurocognitive outcomes at ages 11-12 within a large US cohort (N = 5525) enrolled in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive DevelopmentSM Study (ABCD Study®). Latent profile analysis revealed four distinct profiles: Low Threat in all contexts, Elevated Family Threat, Elevated Neighborhood Threat, and Elevated Threat in all contexts. Mixed-effect models and post hoc pairwise comparisons showed that youth in Elevated Threat profile had poorer mental health and social outcomes 2 years later. Youth in the Elevated Family Threat profile uniquely showed increased disruptive behavior symptoms, whereas youth in the Elevated Neighborhood Threat profile predominantly displayed increased sleep problems and worse neurocognitive outcomes 2 years later. Together, findings highlight the importance of considering perceptions of threat across multiple contexts to achieve a more nuanced developmental picture.
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- May I. Conley
- Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT,
USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Feinberg
School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT,
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Carreras R, Martín A, Ruiz-Ortiz R, Pascual-Sagastizábal E, Del Puerto-Golzarri N, Azurmendi A, Braza P, Muñoz JM. Fathering and children's relational aggression: Moderating effects of children's temperament and gender. Aggress Behav 2023. [PMID: 36842165 DOI: 10.1002/ab.22078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Revised: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2023] [Indexed: 02/27/2023]
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In this exploratory study, we analyzed the contribution of fathering to relational aggression (RA) in middle childhood and the moderating role of children's temperament and gender. Participants (N = 234; 46% girls) were attending public elementary school (mean age = 8.15; SD = 1.23) in middle-class neighborhoods in two Spanish cities. Fathers provided information about their parenting practices using the Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire, parents gave data on their child's temperament using the Temperament in Middle Childhood Questionnaire and children provided information about their peers' aggressive behavior using the Mini Direct Indirect Aggression Inventory. Fathering dimensions considered were Authoritative Cold, Authoritative Warm, Physical Punishment, and Insecurity; temperament dimensions considered were negative affect (NA), effortful control (EC), activity (AC), and shyness (SH). Gender, fathering, and temperament dimensions additively accounted for a significant proportion of the variance observed in RA. Several significant interactions suggested that the effect of fathering on RA was moderated by temperament and, in some cases, by children's gender. NA increased the potential risk of Authoritative Cold fathering (CF) and, in boys only, of Insecure fathering, while EC potentiated the protective effect of Authoritative-Warm fathering and, in boys only, buffered the risk effect of CF. SH buffered the risk effect of CF and decreased the protective effect of Authoritative Warm fathering on RA. Lastly, AC also buffered the risk effect of CF on RA. Results are discussed in light of the protective or the vulnerability role of temperament and in relation to models that explain sensitivity differences to environmental contexts.
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- Rosario Carreras
- Department of Psychology, University of Cadiz, Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, University of Cadiz, Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, University of Cadiz, Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain
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- Deparment of Basic Psychological Processes and Their Development, University of the Basque Country, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Deparment of Basic Psychological Processes and Their Development, University of the Basque Country, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Deparment of Basic Psychological Processes and Their Development, University of the Basque Country, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, University of Cadiz, Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, University of Cadiz, Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain
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McWhirter AC, McIntyre LL, Kosty DB, Stormshak E. Parenting Styles, Family Characteristics, and Teacher-Reported Behavioral Outcomes in Kindergarten. JOURNAL OF CHILD AND FAMILY STUDIES 2023; 32:678-690. [PMID: 36846086 PMCID: PMC9937526 DOI: 10.1007/s10826-023-02551-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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It is well established that parenting influences child behavior at home, but less is known about the associations between parenting and teacher reports of child behavior at school, an environment more distal from the home context. This study investigated the presence of authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, and uninvolved parenting styles (PS) in a community sample of 321 parents with kindergarteners (Mage = 5.45 years) in the Northwestern United States. This study analyzed (1) which PS were present, (2) if PS was associated with family characteristics, (3) if teacher reported behavior problems in spring of children's kindergarten year varied by PS, and (4) whether associations between PS and child behaviors were moderated by parenting stress. Study hypotheses were that PS would be associated with family characteristics, that teacher reported child behaviors would differ by PS, and that parenting stress would moderate the relationship between PS and behavior problems at school. Results indicated all PS were present. Chi-squares and ANOVA's identified that PS were significantly associated with parenting stress and child problem behaviors. ANOVAs determined differences in parenting stress and problem behaviors depending on PS. ANOVAs revealed parenting stress moderated the relation between PS and child problem behavior. Few studies to date have analyzed the presence of all four PS among kindergarteners and the relationship this has with teacher-reported classroom behavioral concerns. This study sought to fill this gap as results have implications for targeted parenting prevention interventions to promote children's social and behavioral adjustment during the transition to elementary school.
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- Anna Cecilia McWhirter
- University of Oregon; College of Education, 1215 University St. #130, Eugene, OR 97403-1215 USA
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- University of Oregon; College of Education, 1215 University St. #130, Eugene, OR 97403-1215 USA
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- University of Oregon; College of Education, 1215 University St. #130, Eugene, OR 97403-1215 USA
- Oregon Research Institute, 1776 Millrace Dr., Eugene, OR 97403 USA
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- University of Oregon; College of Education, 1215 University St. #130, Eugene, OR 97403-1215 USA
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O'Brien JR, Loi EC, Byrne ML, Zalewski M, Casement MD. The Link Between Positive and Negative Parenting Behaviors and Child Inflammation: A Systematic Review. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 2023; 54:51-65. [PMID: 34347228 PMCID: PMC8814056 DOI: 10.1007/s10578-021-01224-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Children's inflammation may be an important link between parenting behaviors and health outcomes. The aims of this systematic review were to: (1) describe associations between parenting behaviors and child inflammatory markers, and (2) evaluate the relevance of existing literature to the review question. Database searches identified 19 studies that included a measure of positive or negative parenting behaviors and a marker of child inflammation, 53% of which measured parental responsiveness/warmth. Greater parental responsiveness/warmth was associated with lower levels of child pro-inflammatory markers in 60% of studies. Across studies, the association between parenting and child inflammation varied as a function of parenting construct, inflammatory measure, and sample characteristics. Studies were highly relevant, with 42% rated 5 + out of 6 for study's ability to address links between parenting behavior and child inflammation. If future research uncovers causal effects of parenting behaviors on inflammation, parenting interventions could be employed as a preventative tool.
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- Jacqueline R O'Brien
- Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, 1451 Onyx Street, Eugene, OR, 97403, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, 1451 Onyx Street, Eugene, OR, 97403, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, 1451 Onyx Street, Eugene, OR, 97403, USA
- Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University, Wellington Road, Clayton, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, 1451 Onyx Street, Eugene, OR, 97403, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, 1451 Onyx Street, Eugene, OR, 97403, USA
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Is Authoritative Parenting the Dominant Style in the Contemporary Western Family? A Report on a Cross-Cultural Israeli Sample. PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDIES 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s12646-022-00699-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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He Y, Liu C, Luo R. Emotional Warmth and Rejection Parenting Styles of Grandparents/Great Grandparents and the Social-Emotional Development of Grandchildren/Great Grandchildren. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:1568. [PMID: 36674323 PMCID: PMC9865010 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20021568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Revised: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Parenting styles are crucial in the process of forming social emotions in children. They are also vital for creating effective family policies in order to improve a child's early development. As such, it is important to acknowledge the enduring association of parenting styles across generations, as well as their impact on early child development. In this study, the question as to whether the warm and hostile parenting styles of a parent/grandparent mediate the relationships between the emotional warmth and rejection parenting styles of a grandparent/great grandparent, as well as the subsequent social-emotional development of a grandson/great grandson and/or a granddaughter/great granddaughter, was examined. Cross-sectional assessment data from 194 primary caregivers of children between 6 and 36 months were analyzed using mediation analyses. In addition, moderated mediation models were used to test heterogeneity effects. This study found evidence that the warm and hostile parenting styles of a parent/grandparent mediated the associations between the emotional warmth and rejection parenting styles of a grandparent/great grandparent, as well as the subsequent socio-emotional development of a grandchild/great grandchild. Parents/grandparents tend to use a warm parenting style when the child is a boy, thereby resulting in fewer socio-emotional problems. This study provides empirical evidence for the purposes of preventive services to improve caregivers' parenting styles in the early stages of a child's development. Researchers and family practitioners should continue to support families with intervention or therapeutic techniques in order to mitigate potential lasting consequences.
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- School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Zietz S, Cheng E, Lansford JE, Deater-Deckard K, Di Giunta L, Dodge KA, Gurdal S, Liu Q, Long Q, Oburu P, Pastorelli C, Skinner AT, Sorbring E, Steinberg L, Tapanya S, Tirado LMU, Yotanyamaneewong S, Alampay LP, Al-Hassan SM, Bacchini D, Chang L, Bornstein MH. Positive parenting, adolescent adjustment, and quality of adolescent diet in nine countries. J Adolesc 2022; 94:1130-1141. [PMID: 36067124 PMCID: PMC9742303 DOI: 10.1002/jad.12089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Revised: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION We sought to understand the relation between positive parenting and adolescent diet, whether adolescents' internalizing and externalizing behaviors mediate relations between positive parenting and adolescent diet, and whether the same associations hold for both boys and girls and across cultural groups. METHODS Adolescents (N = 1334) in 12 cultural groups in nine countries were followed longitudinally from age 12 to 15. We estimated two sets of multiple group structural equation models, one by gender and one by cultural group. RESULTS Modeling by gender, our findings suggest a direct effect of positive parenting at age 12 on a higher quality diet at age 15 for males (β = .140; 95% CI: 0.057, 0.229), but an indirect effect of positive parenting at age 12 on a higher quality diet at age 15 by decreasing externalizing behaviors at age 14 for females (β = .011; 95% CI: 0.002, 0.029). Modeling by cultural group, we found no significant direct effect of positive parenting at age 12 on the quality of adolescent diet at age 15. There was a significant negative effect of positive parenting at age 12 on internalizing (β = -.065; 95% CI: -0.119, -0.009) and externalizing at age 14 (β = -.033; 95% CI: -0.086, -0.018). CONCLUSIONS We founder gender differences in the relations among positive parenting, adolescents' externalizing and internalizing behaviors, and adolescent diet. Our findings indicate that quality of parenting is important not only in promoting adolescent mental health but potentially also in promoting the quality of adolescents' diet.
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- Susannah Zietz
- Association of University Centers on Disabilities, Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Association of University Centers on Disabilities, Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Università di Roma "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy
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- Association of University Centers on Disabilities, Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Educational Sciences and Languages, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden
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- School of Public Health and Management, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Global Health, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, China
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- Department of Psychology, Maseno University, Maseno, Kenya
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- Association of University Centers on Disabilities, Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Social Work and Social Pedagogy, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden
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- Department of Psychology and Neurosicence, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Psychology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Psychiatry, Chiang Mai University, Suthep, Thailand
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- Department of Psychology, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines
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- Department of Special Education, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan
- Division of Counseling, Special Education, and Neuroscience, Emirates College for Advanced Education, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Humanistic Studies, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Humanistic Studies, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
- Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, China
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- Child and Family Research, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
- UNICEF, New York, New York, USA
- Institute for Fiscal Studies, London, UK
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`Parenting practices and callous unemotional traits predict behavioral infractions at military-style youth challenge academies. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-03840-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Su Y, Sun W, Gan Y, Zhu Q, Liu G, Hui L, Tang H, Liu Z. Mindfulness mediates the relationship between positive parenting and aggression, depression, and suicidal ideation: A longitudinal study in middle school students. Front Psychol 2022; 13:1007983. [DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1007983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Previous research has indicated that parenting factors affect the risk of maladaptive psychological outcomes (e.g., aggression, depression, or suicidal ideation), and that positive parenting is a prospective risk factor for maladaptive psychological outcomes. However, the mechanisms underlying the relationships between positive parenting, mindfulness, and maladaptive psychological outcomes remain unknown, as do the processes that mediate the effect of positive parenting on maladaptive psychological outcomes in adolescents. The objective of the present study was to investigate the longitudinal relationship between positive parenting, mindfulness, and maladaptive psychological outcomes in middle school students, as well as the mediating effect of mindfulness in the relationships between positive parenting and depression, aggression, and suicidal ideation. In this study, 386 middle school children (aged 12–16) were tested three times over a period of 6 months. Positive parenting was assessed at Time 1, mindfulness at Time 2, and depression, aggression, and suicidal ideation at Time 3. Using structural equation modeling, positive parenting was revealed to be longitudinally associated with mindfulness and negatively associated with maladaptive psychological outcomes. More crucially, mindfulness mediated the relationship between positive parenting and maladaptive psychological outcomes. This research provides important insights into how to effectively decrease adolescent maladaptive psychological outcomes and highlights the importance of teaching mindfulness to youths.
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Kuay HS, Boothroyd LG, Towl GJ, Tiffin PA, Muñoz LC. Callous-Unemotional Traits are Associated With Child-to-Parent Aggression. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OFFENDER THERAPY AND COMPARATIVE CRIMINOLOGY 2022; 66:1603-1626. [PMID: 34605308 DOI: 10.1177/0306624x211049190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This study examined the relations between callous-unemotional traits and perpetration of aggression toward parents in two separate studies, while also considering motivation for aggression and parenting styles experienced among young people. Study 1 involved 60 parents of children aged between 11 and 17 years old. The online study found high callous-unemotional traits, as reported by parents, to be associated with aggression toward both parents. Both types of motivation (proactive and reactive, as reported by parents) were associated with aggression toward parents. Study 2 involved 42 youths from an alternative education sample (between 11 and 16 years old). Youths with higher self-reported callous-unemotional traits reported more aggression toward both parents. Both studies, which had different reporters and different samples, showed youths with higher callous-unemotional traits were more aggressive toward their parents. In discussing the results, we note the importance of including callous-unemotional traits in future research on parent-directed aggression and in studies on domestic violence more broadly.
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- Hue San Kuay
- Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
- Durham University, Durham, UK
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- University of York, Heslington, York, UK
- Forensic Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services for Yorkshire and Humber, CAMHS, York, UK
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Wang L, Xian Y, Dill SE, Fang Z, Emmers D, Zhang S, Rozelle S. Parenting style and the cognitive development of preschool-aged children: Evidence from rural China. J Exp Child Psychol 2022; 223:105490. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2022.105490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Development of the Japanese Parenting Style Scale and examination of its validity and reliability. Sci Rep 2022; 12:18099. [PMID: 36302842 PMCID: PMC9613974 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-23153-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Parenting is an essential factor affecting child development. Therefore, several studies have focused on individual differences in parenting (i.e., parenting styles). However, there exist only a few useful scales in Japan, especially for parents who have preschool children. Therefore, a new scale for assessing parenting styles in Japan, based on the traditional theoretical framework, was developed, and examined for its validity and reliability. In Study 1, 82 original items were constructed and 1236 parents with preschool children completed these items. Next, 28 items for the Japanese Parenting Style Scale (JPSS) were selected based on factor analysis and the analyses of the graded response model. The JPSS included four factors: warmth, hostility, permissiveness, and harsh control. The results showed that each sub-scale had sufficient conceptual validity and internal consistency. In Study 2, the criterion-related validity of the JPSS was examined. A total of 1236 parents, non-participants in Study 1, completed the JPSS and other scales. The results showed sufficient criterion-related validity for the scale.
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Wu J. Exploring the process of harsh parenting on online aggressive behaviour: The mediating role of trait anger. JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY IN AFRICA 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2022.2121035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Jingli Wu
- Mental Health Education Center, Xinxiang Vocational and Technical College, Henan, China
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An examination of the joint effects of adolescent interpersonal styles and parenting styles on substance use. Dev Psychopathol 2022; 34:1125-1143. [PMID: 33446290 PMCID: PMC8280252 DOI: 10.1017/s0954579420001637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The current study examined how parenting and adolescent interpersonal styles jointly influence youths' abilities to form close relationships - a central developmental milestone - yet avoid substance use, which predominantly occurs in the presence of peers. Nine annual waves from an adolescent sample (N = 387) were used to assess (a) combinations of interpersonal and parenting styles from early to middle adolescence using longitudinal latent profile analysis, (b) the validity of these profiles on indicators of adjustment, and (c) the relationships between the profiles and growth in substance use across adolescence as well as substance-related consequences in late adolescence. The results supported five distinct combinations of interpersonal and parenting styles, and validity analyses identified both risk and protective profiles. The protective profile submissive-communal interpersonal style + high-warmth-authoritative parenting style was associated with indicators of positive social adjustment (e.g., friendship quality, resistance to peer influence) as well as lower levels of substance use. Significant differences also emerged with respect to substance-related consequences. The findings of this study highlight how combinations of adolescent interpersonal style and parenting render adolescents more or less successful at navigating peer relationships while avoiding substance use behaviors.
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Sharma MK, Anand N, Tadpatrikar A, Marimuthu P, Narayanan G. Effectiveness of multimodal psychotherapeutic intervention for internet gaming disorder. Psychiatry Res 2022; 314:114633. [PMID: 35671563 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Large number of studies on Internet gaming disorder (IGD) have primarily focused on ascertaining its psychological correlates. Few studies have focused on developing and assessing effectiveness of multimodal psychotherapeutic intervention programs. This intervention focused on minimizing salience, pre-occupation, conflict related to gaming and enhancing the overall quality of life, inclusive of psychological health, physical health, and environmental problems in individuals with IGD. At present, there appear to be no such studies in the Indian context. METHODS In this study, we developed and assessed the effectiveness of an intervention manual for IGD. The intervention program consisted of ten 60-minutes sessions with one therapist administering sessions once in each week. The interventions included motivational enhancement strategies, cognitive restructuring, behavioral strategies and relapse prevention. The outcomes from intervention were measured in terms of improvement in IGD, IAT, and overall quality of life. Our assessments, both at baseline and post-intervention consisted of Internet Addiction Test (IAT), Internet Gaming Disorder Test (IGD-20) and the Whoqol-Bref. A total sample of 40 was selected out of which 33 individuals completed the 10 sessions of multimodal psychotherapy program and post assessments. RESULTS A total of 40 participants (age: M = 20.25, SD = 5.39) enrolled, out of which 33 completed the entire intervention program of 10 sessions and showed significant improvements. The IAT and IGD-20 showed significant difference in the scores for before treatment (M = 52.88, SD = 16.25) and after treatment (M = 42.87, SD = 11.31; t (32) = 5.10, p = 0.000) conditions; and right before treatment (M = 56.88, SD = 19.25) and after treatment (M = 47.87, SD = 15.31; t (32) = 6.94, p = 0.000) conditions respectively. The internet addiction and internet gaming disorder scores showed a similar degree of severity reductions on the IAT and IGD-20 respectively at the end of week 8. In addition, the participants showed significant improvements in the quality of life inclusive of physical and psychological health post the completion of intervention program. LIMITATIONS The sample size of the study was small and assessments for evaluation of other psychological symptoms like depression, anxiety could have been conducted. CONCLUSION The intervention program indicated a substantial change in the IGD scores at post- assessment. A study on a larger sample to assess the validity of the manualized multimodal psychotherapy program for IGD needs to be conducted. In addition, this manualized intervention program can be useful for administering structured intervention for IGD by mental health professionals working in the area of internet gaming disorder.
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- Manoj Kumar Sharma
- SHUT Clinic (Service for Healthy Use of Technology), NIMHANS Centre for WellBeing, National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India; Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Biostatistics, National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka,India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Maladaptive emotion-focused coping and anxiety in children: The moderating role of authoritative parenting. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-03312-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Almeida AS, Giger JC, Mendonça S, Fuertes M, Nunes C. Emotional Availability in Mother-Child and Father-Child Interactions as Predictors of Child's Attachment Representations in Adoptive Families. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19084720. [PMID: 35457588 PMCID: PMC9028699 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19084720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 03/20/2022] [Accepted: 03/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Emotional availability (EA) in parent-child interactions is associated with positive child outcomes, including attachment security. However, little is known about EA in adoptive families. This study investigated the associations between secure representations of attachment in adopted children and the adoptive parents' EA. The participants (n = 75) included 26 mothers, 23 fathers, and 26 children who were aged 3 to 9 years. Children completed the Attachment Story Completion Task. Adult-child dyadic relationships were assessed using the EA® System. The results showed that the children's and parents' EA, age when adopted, and time elapsed since adoption were associated with more secure children's attachment representations. Implications for family support and public policy are discussed.
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- Ana Susana Almeida
- Psychology Research Centre (CIP) & Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal; (J.-C.G.); (C.N.)
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- Psychology Research Centre (CIP) & Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal; (J.-C.G.); (C.N.)
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- CDI.UP—Cooperativa de Desenvolvimento Infantil e União Parental, CRL, 8125-196 Quarteira, Portugal;
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- Centro de Psicologia da Universidade do Porto (CPUP) & Escola Superior de Educação (ESELX-IPL), Campus de Benfica do IPL, 1549-003 Lisboa, Portugal;
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- Psychology Research Centre (CIP) & Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal; (J.-C.G.); (C.N.)
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Parenting dimensions/styles and emotion dysregulation in childhood and adolescence: a systematic review and Meta-analysis. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-03037-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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AbstractEmotion dysregulation is a transdiagnostic factor in the development of various mental and behavioral disorders, thus requiring ample evidence for prevention and intervention approaches. The aim of the current systematic review and meta-analysis was to investigate the association between parenting dimensions/styles and emotion dysregulation in childhood and adolescence. Following the PRISMA guidelines, the review was registered (PROSPERO CRD42021251672) and search terms were entered in Web of Science, Scopus, PsycINFO, and PubMed in May 2021. Articles needed to report on empirical studies that examined the association between parenting dimensions/styles and emotion dysregulation in children/adolescents with primary data, and be published in English in a peer-reviewed journal. Additionally, articles were excluded based on certain designs and focus on special populations. The narrative synthesis includes 30 articles, and of which 27 are included in the meta-analysis. An NHLBI tool with 14 items (e.g., validity) was utilized for assessing the quality of the included studies. General trends indicate that positive parenting (e.g., warmth, supportiveness) is negatively associated with emotion dysregulation, whilst negative parenting (e.g., psychological control, authoritarian) is positively associated. The meta-analysis reveals an overall small yet significant effect, however, the heterogeneity of the studies is moderate to high. A funnel plot demonstrated no evidence of publication bias. Limitations include the varying conceptualizations of emotion dysregulation, as well as a lacking focus on specific types of emotion. Although more research is needed, addressing factors such as culture, gender, and age, the review provides first indications of the significance of parenting dimensions/styles for emotion dysregulation.
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Lorenzo NE, Novick DR, Seddio K, Degnan KA, Henderson HA, Almas AN, Chronis-Tuscano A, Fox N. Bidirectional and interactive effects of child temperament and parenting in early childhood on the trajectory of social anxiety in adolescence. Depress Anxiety 2022; 39:192-200. [PMID: 34762343 PMCID: PMC8901539 DOI: 10.1002/da.23224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Revised: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Research suggests that certain parenting behaviors are best suited to promote optimal child development, depending on a child's distinctive temperamental presentation. This multimethod, longitudinal study examines the interactive effect of parenting and temperament in early childhood on the developmental trajectory of social anxiety in adolescence. METHODS Longitudinal growth modeling was used to examine the developmental trajectory of child social anxiety from age 9-15 and the interactive effect of parenting and child temperament at 36 months on the developmental trajectory of child social anxiety from age 9-15. RESULTS The slope of social anxiety from age 9-15 suggested a decrease in social anxiety throughout early adolescence. Furthermore, 36-month behavioral inhibition (BI) predicted the trajectory of child social anxiety from age 9-15 when parents displayed low and high levels of dismissive and supportive parenting (at 36 months). CONCLUSIONS Results support an interactive effect of infant temperament and parenting in early childhood (at 36 months) on the developmental trajectory of child social anxiety from age 9-15. Specifically, results suggest that engaging highly inhibited children with high supportive and low dismissive parenting may help reduce social anxiety over time in adolescence. Furthermore, parenting needs may differ for children high or low in BI to impact the developmental trajectory of social anxiety in adolescence, such that children who are high BI seem to benefit from low dismissive and high supportive parenting, and children who are low in BI seem to benefit more from high dismissive parenting.
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- Nicole E. Lorenzo
- University of Maryland at College Park, 3942 Campus Drive, College Park, Maryland, United States,Correspondence Nicole E. Lorenzo, University of Maryland at College Park, 3942 Campus Drive, College Park, Maryland, United States,
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- University of Maryland at College Park, 3942 Campus Drive, College Park, Maryland, United States
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- Catholic University, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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- University of Waterloo, Department of Psychology, Waterloo, Ontario, United States
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- The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of Maryland, Psychology, Biology/Psychology Bldg, College Park, Maryland, United States
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- University of Maryland, Human Development, 3304 Benjamin Bldg, College Park, Maryland, United States
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Chui WH, Weng X, Khiatani PV. Associations among Bullying Victimization, Family Dysfunction, Negative Affect, and Bullying Perpetration in Macanese Adolescents. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OFFENDER THERAPY AND COMPARATIVE CRIMINOLOGY 2022; 66:28-49. [PMID: 33357082 DOI: 10.1177/0306624x20983741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Bullying has become one of the most significant problem behaviors that school-aged adolescents face. The current study examines the strain-delinquency relationship by employing General Strain Theory as a guiding framework. "Strain" was operationalized as bullying victimization and family dysfunction, "delinquency" was operationalized as bullying perpetration, and "negative affect" was operationalized as anxiety and depression. Analyses were carried out based on a group of 2,139 Macanese schoolchildren. Using a structural equation modeling technique, the results revealed that exposure to family dysfunction and bullying victimization was associated with adolescents' negative affect, such as anxiety and depression. Contrary to our expectations, the indirect effect of victimization on bullying through negative affect was negative, though the mediation effect was relatively small and only significant in boys. In addition, gender analyses of invariance showed that male adolescents who experienced more family conflict and parental control were less likely to engage in bullying. This study could lead to further anti-bullying interventions and practical efforts designed to improve positive parenting and adolescents' interpersonal skills.
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- Wing Hong Chui
- Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Nursing, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Lent MC, Murray‐Close D. Negative parenting and functions of relational aggression: The moderating roles of gender and physiological reactivity. Aggress Behav 2022; 48:17-29. [PMID: 34524694 DOI: 10.1002/ab.21993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Dimensions of negative parenting, including permissive, authoritarian, and psychologically controlling parenting behaviors, are associated with children's engagement in relational aggression. However, some youth may be more strongly influenced by negative parenting than others, and effects may depend on whether aggression is proactive or reactive in function. In a community sample of 236 preadolescent children followed over 1 year, we examined whether children's skin conductance level reactivity (an index of "fight or flight" response) and gender moderated links between parents' self-reported negative parenting behaviors and increases in children's teacher-reported proactive and reactive relational aggression. Findings indicated that negative parenting predicted increases in proactive and reactive relational aggression, and, consistent with differential susceptibility theory, effects often emerged among highly reactive youth. Associations between negative parenting and proactive relational aggression emerged for boys but not girls. Results tentatively suggest that associations between parenting and aggression vary by the function of aggression, children's physiological reactivity to stress, and gender, although results should be interpreted with caution due to high levels of missing data. Implications for theory and intervention are discussed.
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- Maria C. Lent
- Department of Psychological Science University of Vermont Burlington Vermont USA
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- Department of Psychological Science University of Vermont Burlington Vermont USA
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The Effects of Parent’s Smartphone Dependency on Child’s Smartphone Dependency: Serial Mediating Effects of Parenting, Child’s Depression and Aggression. ADONGHAKOEJI 2021. [DOI: 10.5723/kjcs.2021.42.6.707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Objectives: This study examined the two-way effect of a parent’s smartphone dependency on child’s smartphone dependency focusing on the serial mediating effects of positive/negative parenting, and child’s depression/aggression.Methods: The sample comprised 2,290 fifth-grade elementary school students and their parents (father or mother). The results of descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation were calculated using SPSS 25 and the mediation model was analyzed using AMOS 25.0. The comparison among the serial mediation models was analyzed using AMOS 25.0 syntax.Results: A parent’s smartphone dependency had a significant direct effect on child’s smartphone dependency. The mediating effects of both positive/negative parenting and child’s depression/agression on the relationship between parent’s and child’s smartphone dependency were significant, supporting the serial mediation model. As a parent’s smartphone dependency increased, negative parenting increased while the positive parenting decreased. As negative parenting increased, a child’s depression and aggression did as well, finally leading to higher levels of smartphone dependency in the child. In contrast, as positive parenting increased, the child’s depression and aggression decreased leading to lower levels of smartphone dependency in the child. The path from parent’s to child’s smartphone dependency through negative parenting and aggression had the highest mediation effect.Conclusion: This study showed that the child’s smartphone dependency is affected by not only by childrelated factors (depression and aggression) but also parent-related factors (smartphone dependency and parenting). Additionally, comparing mediational effects, interventions focusing on negative parenting and child’s aggression might be more effective to reduce levels of child smartphone dependency.
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Mancinelli E, Li JB, Lis A, Salcuni S. Adolescents' Attachment to Parents and Reactive-Proactive Aggression: The Mediating Role of Alexithymia. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph182413363. [PMID: 34948969 PMCID: PMC8704311 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182413363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Aggressive behaviors can serve different functions, which might be understood by distinguishing between reactive (RA) and proactive (PA) aggression. Few studies were conducted on adolescents’ family precursors and emotional processes associated with RA or PA. Accordingly, the current study compared RA and PA by evaluating their association with adolescents’ attachment to parents and alexithymia. N = 453 Italian adolescents aged 15–19 years (Mage = 16.48; SD = 0.69; 33.6% males) participated in the study filling in self-report measures. Results showed that PA and RA are significantly associated and that PA was higher among males. Moreover, four mediational models were performed to assess the influence of adolescents’ attachment to mothers vs. fathers on RA or PA, considering the mediating role of alexithymia. Gender was included as a covariate. Mediational models’ results showed a direct and indirect effect, through lower alexithymia, of adolescents’ attachment to mothers and fathers on RA. Differently, only attachment to mothers showed a direct effect on PA, while attachment to fathers only an indirect effect, mediated by lower alexithymia, on PA was shown. Findings support the greater relevance of emotional processes for RA while highlighting the differential contribution of adolescents’ attachment to mothers vs. fathers upon PA. Implications are discussed, and suggestions for future research are provided.
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- Elisa Mancinelli
- Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialization, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy; (A.L.); (S.S.)
- Digital Health Lab, Centre for Digital Health and Wellbeing, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, 38123 Trento, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-334-2799698
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- Department of Early Childhood Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;
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- Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialization, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy; (A.L.); (S.S.)
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- Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialization, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy; (A.L.); (S.S.)
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Morris AS, Ratliff EL, Cosgrove KT, Steinberg L. We Know Even More Things: A Decade Review of Parenting Research. JOURNAL OF RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENCE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENCE 2021; 31:870-888. [PMID: 34820951 PMCID: PMC8630733 DOI: 10.1111/jora.12641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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In this article, we highlight the important ideas that have emerged from research on parenting and adolescent development over the past decade. Beginning with research on authoritative parenting, we examine key elements of this parenting style and its influence across diverse contexts and populations. We turn our attention to four topics that have generated much research in the past decade: (1) how parenting contributes to adolescent peer and romantic relationships; (2) the impact of parenting on adolescent brain development; (3) gene-environment interactions in parenting research; and (4) parents' involvement in adolescents' social media use. We discuss contemporary challenges and ways parents can promote healthy development. We consider the integration of research, practice, and policy that best supports parents and adolescents.
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- Amanda Sheffield Morris
- Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, Oklahoma State University - Tulsa, 700 N. Greenwood Ave., Tulsa, OK 74106, USA
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- Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, Oklahoma State University - Tulsa, 700 N. Greenwood Ave., Tulsa, OK 74106, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Tulsa, 800 S. Tucker Dr. Tulsa, OK 74104, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Temple University, 1701 N 13th St, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA
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Wang S, Hu BY, LoCasale-Crouch J, Li J. Supportive parenting and social and behavioral development: Does classroom emotional support moderate? JOURNAL OF APPLIED DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2021.101331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Cui N, Raine A, Connolly CA, Richmond TS, Hanlon AL, McDonald CC, Liu J. P300 Event-Related Potentials Mediate the Relationship Between Child Physical Abuse and Externalizing Behavior. Front Psychol 2021; 12:720094. [PMID: 34790145 PMCID: PMC8592122 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.720094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The psychophysiological mechanism linking early childhood experiences to behavior problems remains unclear. This study aimed to examine the association of child physical abuse with P300 event-related potentials (ERP), and to test the mediating effect of P300 amplitude and latency in the relationship between child physical abuse and externalizing behaviors. Cross-sectional secondary data were obtained from 155 children (55.5% boys, mean age: 11.28 ± 0.57 years) who participated in the China Jintan Child Cohort Study. Children self-reported maternal and paternal physical abuse and externalizing behaviors, as well as P300 were obtained in 2013. Additionally, parents and teachers reported child externalizing behaviors in preschool in 2007. P300 were recorded during a standard novel auditory oddball task. Path analysis shows that after controlling for child sex, socioeconomic status, area of residence, IQ, and child externalizing behavior in preschool, children exposed to maternal physical abuse exhibited increased novelty P300 amplitude, which links to more externalizing behavior. Novelty P300 amplitude partially mediated the relationship between maternal physical abuse and externalizing behavior. These findings are the first to document the partial mediating effect of P300 amplitude on the abuse-externalizing relationship and are consistent with the view that physical abuse affects the attention bias to novel cues that likely places them at increased risk for the development and maintenance of externalizing behavior.
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- Naixue Cui
- School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Department of Family and Community Health, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Criminology, Psychiatry and Psychology, School of Arts & Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Family and Community Health, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Family and Community Health, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Family and Community Health, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Fan W, Li M, Chen X. Reciprocal Relationship Between Parenting Styles and Interpersonal Personality in Chinese Adolescents. Front Psychol 2021; 12:740026. [PMID: 34690893 PMCID: PMC8528998 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.740026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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This study examined the reciprocal relations between the parenting styles and adolescents' interpersonal personality in China. A total of 722 sixth-grade Chinese junior high school students reported their interpersonal relatedness (IR) personality trait and perceived parenting styles of their parents. Of these students, 411 completed the survey again in eighth grade. One parent of each student rated their parenting styles. The results indicated that perceived paternal rejection negatively predicted adolescents' IR 2 years later, whereas perceived paternal behavioral controlling positively predicted adolescents' IR 2 years later. IR also positively predicted perceived paternal warmth 2 years later. Significant reciprocal association between adolescents' IR and perceived maternal rejection was found. Parent-rated behavioral control negatively predicted adolescents' IR, whereas Parent-rated filial piety positively predicted adolescents' IR. The results were discussed in the Chinese context.
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- Weiqiao Fan
- Research Institute for International and Comparative Education, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, SAR China
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- Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Hall HA, Speyer LG, Murray AL, Auyeung B. Prenatal maternal infections and children's socioemotional development: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2021; 30:1641-1650. [PMID: 32949288 PMCID: PMC8505323 DOI: 10.1007/s00787-020-01644-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Previous research suggests that prenatal maternal infections may be associated with increased odds of children having a neurodevelopmental disorder. However, little evidence exists on associations with broader child outcomes, especially subclinical symptoms. Participants were the N = 14,021 members of the population-representative UK Millennium Cohort Study. We examined associations between prenatal maternal infections, both maternal-reported and hospital-recorded, and children's socioemotional development, using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) at age three. Maternal-reported prenatal infections were associated with increased emotional symptoms, after adjusting for several potential confounds and covariates. Hospital-recorded prenatal infections were not associated with children's socioemotional outcomes, after adjusting for potential confounding and covarying factors. Findings suggest that prenatal maternal infections, particularly those which the mothers remember months later, may be associated with increased emotional problems in early childhood. This emphasises the need for screening for and preventing infections during pregnancy. Further, the occurrence of prenatal infection indicates the potential need for early intervention for children's emotional difficulties.
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- Hildigunnur Anna Hall
- Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, 7 George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9JZ, UK.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, 7 George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9JZ, UK
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- Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, 7 George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9JZ, UK
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- Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, 7 George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9JZ, UK
- Autism Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 8AH, UK
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Westrupp EM, Stokes MA, Fuller-Tyszkiewicz M, Berkowitz TS, Capic T, Khor S, Greenwood CJ, Mikocka-Walus A, Sciberras E, Youssef GJ, Olsson CA, Hutchinson D. Subjective wellbeing in parents during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. J Psychosom Res 2021; 145:110482. [PMID: 33820645 PMCID: PMC9750621 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2021.110482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Revised: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To examine (1) the subjective wellbeing of Australian parents raising children and adolescents (0-18 years) during April 2020 'stage three' COVID-19 restrictions, in comparison with parents assessed over 18-years prior to the pandemic; and (2) socio-demographic and COVID-19 predictors of subjective wellbeing during the pandemic. METHODS Cross-sectional data were from the COVID-19 Pandemic Adjustment Survey (CPAS, N = 2365 parents of a child 0-18 years, 8-28th April 2020); and a pre-pandemic national database containing 18 years of annual surveys collected in 2002-2019 (N = 17,529 parents). RESULTS Levels of subjective wellbeing during the pandemic were considerably lower than ratings prior to the pandemic (Personal Wellbeing Index, mean[SD] = 65.3 [17.0]; compared to [SD] = 75.8 [11.9], p < 0.001). During the pandemic, lower subjective wellbeing was associated with low education (adjusted regression coefficient, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] = -5.19, -0.93), language other-than-English (95% CI = -7.22, -1.30), government benefit (95% CI = -6.99, -0.96), single parents (95% CI = -8.84, -4.59), child neurodevelopmental condition (95% CI = -3.44, -0.76), parent physical/mental health problems (95% CI = -3.23, -0.67), COVID-environmental stressors (95% CI = -3.48, -2.44), and fear/worry about COVID-19 (95% CI = -8.13, -5.96). Unexpectedly, parent engagement with news media about the pandemic was associated with higher subjective wellbeing (95% CI = 0.35, 1.61). CONCLUSION Subjective wellbeing in parents raising children aged 0-18 years appears to be disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions in Australia. Specific at-risk groups, for which government intervention may be warranted, include parents in socially disadvantaged contexts, parents with pre-existing mental health difficulties, and parents facing significant COVID-19-related work changes.
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- Elizabeth M. Westrupp
- Deakin University, Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, School of Psychology, Victoria, Australia,University of Melbourne, Department of Paediatrics, Victoria, Australia,La Trobe University, Judith Lumley Centre, Victoria, Australia,Corresponding author at: School of Psychology, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia
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- Deakin University, Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, School of Psychology, Victoria, Australia
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- Deakin University, Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, School of Psychology, Victoria, Australia
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- Deakin University, Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, School of Psychology, Victoria, Australia
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- Deakin University, Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, School of Psychology, Victoria, Australia
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- Deakin University, Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, School of Psychology, Victoria, Australia
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- Deakin University, Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, School of Psychology, Victoria, Australia
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- Deakin University, Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, School of Psychology, Victoria, Australia
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- Deakin University, Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, School of Psychology, Victoria, Australia,University of Melbourne, Department of Paediatrics, Victoria, Australia,La Trobe University, Judith Lumley Centre, Victoria, Australia,Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne Royal Children's Hospital, Victoria, Australia
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- Deakin University, Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, School of Psychology, Victoria, Australia
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- Deakin University, Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, School of Psychology, Victoria, Australia,University of Melbourne, Department of Paediatrics, Victoria, Australia,Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne Royal Children's Hospital, Victoria, Australia
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- Deakin University, Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, School of Psychology, Victoria, Australia,University of Melbourne, Department of Paediatrics, Victoria, Australia,Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne Royal Children's Hospital, Victoria, Australia,The University of New South Wales, The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Australia
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Meter DJ, Ehrenreich SE, Beron K, Underwood MK. Listening In: How Parent-Child Communication Relates to Social and Physical Aggression. JOURNAL OF CHILD AND FAMILY STUDIES 2021; 30:1540-1553. [PMID: 38666246 PMCID: PMC11045039 DOI: 10.1007/s10826-021-01959-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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In this study, we investigated the relations between features of parent-child conversations (neutral talk, positive and negative in-dyad and out-dyad talk) and children's social and physical aggression from ages 9-18. Participants were 297 youth (52% girls) of about 9 years old at Time 1 and their parent. Fifty-two percent of this United States sample identified as White, 20% Black, 20% Hispanic, 8% other races/ethnicities. One hundred eighty-seven parents participated in the parent-child observation task. Ninety four percent of parent participants were mothers. Parent-child conversations were observed in the laboratory during preadolescence, and teachers reported child's aggression. Using multinomial logit analyses, we found that coded observations of communication features predicted membership in linear trajectories of social and physical aggression across nine years of adolescence; trajectories were derived via mixture modeling. Parent and child communication characteristics were related to trajectories of aggression that spanned preadolescence and adolescence; however, not all predicted associations were significant. Children's talk about neutral topics predicted being on a lower social aggression trajectory. Positive out-dyad talk from children was related to being on a lower physical aggression trajectory, as was parent in-dyad positive talk. After controlling for other factors, neither parent nor child in- or out-dyad negative talk was associated with social or physical aggression. These findings highlight the importance of positive communication by youth and toward youth in association with long-term social adjustment.
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- Diana J. Meter
- Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services, Utah State University, 2905 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322, USA
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- College of Education and Human Development, University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 N Virginia St., MS 140, Reno, NV 89557, USA
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- School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800W. Campbell Road, GR 31, Richardson, TX 75080, USA
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- Dean of the College of Health and Human Services, Purdue University, Stone Hall, Room 110, 700W. State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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Maternal and paternal unsupportive parenting and children's externalizing symptoms: The mediational role of children's attention biases to negative emotion. Dev Psychopathol 2021; 34:1412-1428. [PMID: 34011425 DOI: 10.1017/s0954579421000171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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This study examined children's duration of attention to negative emotions (i.e., anger, sadness, fear) as a mediator of associations among maternal and paternal unsupportive parenting and children's externalizing symptoms in a sample of 240 mothers, fathers, and their preschool children (Mage = 4.64 years). The multimethod, multi-informant design consisted of three annual measurement occasions. Analysis of maternal and paternal unsupportive parenting as predictors in latent difference changes in children's affect-biased attention and behavior problems indicated that children's attention to negative emotions mediated the specific association between maternal unsupportive parenting and children's subsequent increases in externalizing symptoms. Maternal unsupportive parenting at Wave 1 predicted decreases in children's attention to negative facial expressions of adults from Wave 1 to 2. Reductions in children's attention to negative emotion, in turn, predicted increases in their externalizing symptoms from Wave 1 to 3. Additional tests of children's fearful distress and hostile responses to parental conflict as explanatory mechanisms revealed that increases in children's fearful distress reactivity from Wave 1 to 2 accounted for the association between maternal unsupportive parenting and concomitant decreases in their attention to negative emotions. Results are discussed in the context of information processing models of family adversity and developmental psychopathology.
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Wei H, Ding H, Huang F, Zhu L. Parents’ Phubbing and Cyberbullying Perpetration Among Adolescents: the Mediation of Anxiety and the Moderation of Zhong-Yong Thinking. Int J Ment Health Addict 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11469-021-00535-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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