Association between Maternal Sensitivity and Externalizing Behavior from Preschool to Preadolescence

Autor/inn/en	Wang, Feihong; Christ, Sharon L.; Mills-Koonce, W. Roger; Garrett-Peters, Patricia; Cox, Martha J.
Titel	Association between Maternal Sensitivity and Externalizing Behavior from Preschool to Preadolescence
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 34 (2013) 2, S.89-100 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0193-3973
DOI	10.1016/j.appdev.2012.11.003
Schlagwörter	Behavior Problems; Parent Child Relationship; Preadolescents; Mothers; Longitudinal Studies; Correlation; Parent Influence; Child Behavior; Age Differences; Children; Developmental Psychology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Mother; Mutter; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Korrelation; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Child; Kind; Kinder; Entwicklungspsychologie
Abstract	Using data from the longitudinal NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (N = 1364), this study examined the association between mothers' sensitivity and children's externalizing behavior from preschool to preadolescence. Externalizing behavior declined on average across this period with a slowing of this decline around middle childhood. Maternal sensitivity remained relatively stable on average, and there was significant variation across mothers. A decrease in maternal sensitivity from ages 3 to 11 was related to an increase in externalizing behavior from ages 4 to 12. A model-based test of the direction of the effect suggested that the association between changes in maternal sensitivity and externalizing behavior from ages 4 to 11 was driven by child effects on mothers and not vice-versa. Between late preschool age and preadolescence, the behavior problems of children appear to strongly influence the sensitive support of mothers. Practical implications were discussed in light of these findings. (Contains 5 tables and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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