title: Child-rearing practices of Chinese parents and their relationship to behavioural problems in toddlers.
abstract: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between behavioural deviance and parental involvement in childrearing and disciplinary practices in a sample of 401 toddlers. Mothers of each subject were interviewed to assess for the degree of parental involvement and the disciplinary methods used with the child. A Behavioural Screening Questionnaire (BSQ) was used to assess for behavioural deviance in the toddlers. Results indicated that father involvement in childrearing was significantly lower than mother involvement (p = 0.0001). Although consistent with cultural expectations, both low paternal involvement and punitive types of discipline were significantly related to behavioural deviance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pshychological Medicine, National University of Singapore.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Goh
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Chua
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Kok
mesh_terms: D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D002657:Child Development; D002668:Child Rearing; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D012307:Risk Factors