Children's Intent Attributions and Feelings of Distress: Associations with Maternal and Paternal Parenting Practices

Autor/inn/en	Nelson, David A.; Coyne, Sarah M.
Titel	Children's Intent Attributions and Feelings of Distress: Associations with Maternal and Paternal Parenting Practices
Quelle	In: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 37 (2009) 2, S.223-237 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0091-0627
DOI	10.1007/s10802-008-9271-3
Schlagwörter	Parenting Styles; Child Rearing; Parent Child Relationship; Punishment; Psychology; Organizations (Groups); Information Processing; Sons; Fathers; Parent Influence; Aggression; Child Behavior; Psychological Patterns; Intention; Stress Variables; Affective Behavior; Emotional Response; Correlation; Gender Differences; Mothers; Males + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kindererziehung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Bestrafung; Psychologie; Informationsverarbeitung; Son; Sohn; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Emotionales Verhalten; Korrelation; Geschlechterkonflikt; Mother; Mutter; Male; Männliches Geschlecht
Abstract	Many studies point to the importance of social information processing mechanisms in understanding distinct child behaviors such as aggression. However, few studies have assessed whether parenting might be related to such mechanisms. This study considers how aversive forms of parenting (i.e., corporal punishment, psychological control) as well as parental warmth and responsiveness might be concurrently associated with children's hostile intent attributions and emotional distress in response to ambiguous provocation scenarios (both instrumental and relational). A sample of 219 children (101 boys, 118 girls) and their parents participated. Bivariate associations showed that parenting dimensions and child variables were significantly associated in mostly expected ways, but only in father-child relationships (especially father-son relationships). Analyses generally showed dimensions of aversive parenting by fathers to be associated with a greater tendency toward hostile attributional bias in children. Moreover, paternal warmth and responsiveness, as well as corporal punishment, were associated with less emotional distress in boys. In contrast, paternal psychological control predicted greater emotional distress in boys. The findings suggest that the tone of the father-son relationship, in particular, may help set the tone for how boys interpret their social world. Psychological control figures prominently in this regard. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Springer. 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-348-4505; e-mail: service-ny@springer.com; Web site: http://www.springerlink.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10