Father Locus of Control and Child Emotional and Behavioral Outcomes: A Prospective Study

Autor/inn/en	Tone, Erin B.; Goodfellow, Stephanie; Nowicki, Stephen, Jr.
Titel	Father Locus of Control and Child Emotional and Behavioral Outcomes: A Prospective Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Genetic Psychology, 173 (2012) 1, S.3-22 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-1325
DOI	10.1080/00221325.2011.571307
Schlagwörter	Psychopathology; Children; Longitudinal Studies; Questionnaires; Emotional Problems; Hyperactivity; Locus of Control; Prenatal Care; Correlation; Reinforcement; Emotional Development; Child Behavior; Parent Child Relationship; Parent Attitudes; Prevention; Mothers; Fathers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychopathologie; Child; Kind; Kinder; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Fragebogen; Hyperaktivität; Pränatale Versorgung; Korrelation; Positive Verstärkung; Gefühlsbildung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Elternverhalten; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Mother; Mutter
Abstract	In a prospective longitudinal study the authors examined the associations between parent locus of control of reinforcement (LOCR), measured before the birth of a child, and behavioral-emotional outcomes in that child at age 7 years. A total of 307 couples completed questionnaires regarding their emotional status and LOCR at their first prenatal care appointment. When their children turned 7 years old, teachers completed questionnaires regarding each participating child's behavior. Findings indicate significant associations between fathers' prenatal LOCR and child outcomes, particularly hyperactivity in sons. Hyperactivity and behavioral-emotional problems in girls, in contrast, were better predicted by maternal prenatal emotional distress. Results provide evidence that paternal and maternal characteristics that predate the birth of a child relate to later behavioral outcomes in that child. Implications for prevention of child psychopathology are discussed. (Contains 3 tables and 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10