Journal article
Developmental trajectory from early responses to transgressions to future antisocial behavior: Evidence for the role of the parent–child relationship from two longitudinal studies
Development and psychopathology, Vol.26(1), pp.93-109
02/2014
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579413000850
PMCID: PMC3908929
PMID: 24280347
Abstract
Parent–child relationships are critical in development, but much remains to be learned about the mechanisms of their impact. We examined the early parent–child relationship as a moderator of the developmental trajectory from children's affective and behavioral responses to transgressions to future antisocial, externalizing behavior problems in the Family Study (102 community mothers, fathers, and infants, followed through age 8) and the Play Study (186 low-income, diverse mothers and toddlers, followed for 10 months). The relationship quality was indexed by attachment security in the Family Study and maternal responsiveness in the Play Study. Responses to transgressions (tense discomfort and reparation) were observed in laboratory mishaps wherein children believed they had damaged a valued object. Antisocial outcomes were rated by parents. In both studies, early relationships moderated the future developmental trajectory: diminished tense discomfort predicted more antisocial outcomes, but only in insecure or unresponsive relationships. That risk was defused in secure or responsive relationships. Moderated mediation analyses in the Family Study indicated that the links between diminished tense discomfort and future antisocial behavior in insecure parent–child dyads were mediated by stronger discipline pressure from parents. By indirectly influencing future developmental sequelae, early relationships may increase or decrease the probability that the parent–child dyad will embark on a path toward antisocial outcomes.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Developmental trajectory from early responses to transgressions to future antisocial behavior: Evidence for the role of the parent–child relationship from two longitudinal studies
- Creators
- Sanghag Kim - aHanyang UniversityGrazyna Kochanska - bUniversity of IowaLea J Boldt - bUniversity of IowaJamie Koenig Nordling - bUniversity of IowaJessica J O'Bleness - bUniversity of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Development and psychopathology, Vol.26(1), pp.93-109
- DOI
- 10.1017/S0954579413000850
- PMID
- 24280347
- PMCID
- PMC3908929
- NLM abbreviation
- Dev Psychopathol
- ISSN
- 0954-5794
- eISSN
- 1469-2198
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 17
- Alternative title
- Relationships, guilt, antisocial behavior; S. Kim et al.
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/2014
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Psychological and Brain Sciences; Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
- Record Identifier
- 9984214758002771
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