Journal article
Children's Fearfulness as a Moderator of Parenting in Early Socialization: Two Longitudinal Studies
Developmental psychology, Vol.43(1), pp.222-237
01/2007
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.43.1.222
PMID: 17201521
Abstract
Findings from 2 longitudinal studies replicate and considerably extend past work on child temperament as a moderating link between parenting and successful socialization outcomes. In Study 1 (
N
= 106 mothers and children), child fearfulness, mother-child positive relationship, and maternal power assertion were assessed at 22 and 33 months; the outcome-children's moral self-was assessed at 56 months. In Study 2 (
N
= 102 mothers, fathers, and children), child fearfulness and parent-child positive relationship were assessed at 7 and 15 months; parents' power assertion was assessed at 15 months. The outcomes were children's receptive, willing stance toward the parent at 25 months, and rule-compatible conduct without supervision at 38 months. Child fearfulness significantly moderated the impact of parenting: In both studies, for relatively fearless children, mother-child positive relationship predicted future successful socialization outcomes in mother-child dyads. There was no analogous moderation effect in father-child dyads in Study 2. For relatively fearful children, fathers' power assertion in Study 2 predicted poor socialization outcomes. All Temperament × Parenting interactions appeared limited to measures obtained in the 2nd year.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Children's Fearfulness as a Moderator of Parenting in Early Socialization: Two Longitudinal Studies
- Creators
- Grazyna Kochanska - Department of Psychology, University of IowaNazan Aksan - Department of Psychology, University of IowaMary E Joy - Department of Psychology, University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Developmental psychology, Vol.43(1), pp.222-237
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- DOI
- 10.1037/0012-1649.43.1.222
- PMID
- 17201521
- ISSN
- 0012-1649
- eISSN
- 1939-0599
- Grant note
- name: National Science Foundation, award: BDS-9209559 ; SBR-9510863; DOI: 10.13039/100000025, name: National Institute of Mental Health, award: RO1 MH63096 ; KO2 MH01446
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/2007
- Academic Unit
- Neurology; Psychological and Brain Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984213409802771
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