Longitudinal relations between parenting and child adjustment in young children.
We studied the predictive relations between reports of parenting behavior on the one hand and academic achievement and reported behavior problems of young children on the other hand. Data were gathered for 352 children and their parents from kindergarten to 2nd grade. The results indicated that in the academic domain, low supportive and high controlling parenting practices were modestly related to poor subsequent math achievement. Children's externalizing and attention problem behavior was clearly predictive of high levels of control in mothers and low levels of support in fathers. The combination of high parental support and control was especially associated with high levels of problem behavior. However, when previous parenting and child adjustment were taken into account, the magnitude of the predictive power of parenting for child adjustment, and of child adjustment for parenting, remained limited.
Gadeyne
Els
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Department of Pedagogical Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. Els.gadeyne@ped.kuleuven.ac.be
Ghesquière
Pol
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Onghena
Patrick
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D000328:Adult; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004522:Educational Status; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012919:Social Behavior; D012926:Social Control, Formal; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires