Power assertive discipline, maternal emotional involvement, and child adjustment.
Despite long-standing research, the relations between power assertive discipline and child adjustment continue to be debated. Disentangling disciplinary practices from the parent-child emotional climate may aid understanding of how such parenting practices impact child adjustment. This study explored longitudinal relations between maternal emotional involvement, power assertive discipline, and child adjustment in a sample of 35 mothers of infant, toddler, and preschool-age children. Results indicate that power assertive discipline may differentially impact child adjustment, depending on levels of maternal emotional involvement.
Towe-Goodman
Nissa R
NR
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA. nrt1@psu.edu
Teti
Douglas M
DM
D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D001242:Assertiveness; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012919:Social Behavior