title: Daycare Center Attendance Buffers the Effects of Maternal Authoritarian Parenting Style on Physical Aggression in Children.
abstract: A maternal authoritarian style has been related to the development of physical aggression during childhood and later future social problems; however, not too many studies have detected other than individual or family factors that may buffer this maternal effect. This work examines whether daycare center attendance may moderate the relationships between a mother authoritarian style and physical aggression. The study sample was 72 (40 girls) kindergarten children from Spain. Parents were asked to complete two questionnaires focused on individual family characteristics and parenting styles. At age 5, children physical aggression was assessed by direct observation at playtime; aggression scores at 6 was obtained by a peer-rated questionnaire. A least squared multiple regression was performed after controlling for children's level of physical aggression at 5, child sex and siblings. A positive contribution of maternal authoritarian style on physical aggression was detected. Daycare center attendance appears to attenuate the effect of the mother's authoritarian style on physical aggression, only in boys.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, Faculty of Sciences of Education, University of Cadiz, Puerto Real Spain.
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, Faculty of Sciences of Education, University of Cadiz, Puerto Real Spain.
authors.forename: Paloma
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Braza
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, Faculty of Sciences of Education, University of Cadiz, Puerto Real Spain.
authors.forename: Rosario
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Carreras
authors.affiliation: Doñana Biological Station, Spanish Council for Scientific Research Sevilla, Spain.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Braza
authors.affiliation: Department of Basic Psychological Processes and their Development, Faculty of Psychology, University of the Basque Country San Sebastian, Spain.
authors.forename: Aitziber
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Azurmendi
authors.affiliation: Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, University of the Basque Country Leioa, Spain.
authors.forename: Eider
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pascual-Sagastizábal
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology and Pedagogy, The Public University of Navarre Pamplona, Spain.
authors.forename: Jaione
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cardas
authors.affiliation: Department of Basic Psychological Processes and their Development, Faculty of Psychology, University of the Basque Country San Sebastian, Spain.
authors.forename: José R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Martín
keywords: daycare center attendance; kindergarten; mother authoritarian style; physical aggression; sex differences