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- Title
Differential Effects of Mother's and Father's Parenting on Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior: Child Sex Moderating.
- Authors
Ruiz-Ortiz, Rosa; Braza, Paloma; Carreras, Rosario; Muñoz, José
- Abstract
The current study examined the differential effects of maternal and paternal parenting on prosocial and antisocial behavior during middle childhood, and the moderating role of child sex. Parents of 96 boys and 107 girls (mean age = 92.42 months, SD = 3.52) completed different questionnaires to assess parenting and child behavior. All participants were Caucasian from south of Spain. Multiple hierarchical regressions (enter method) were performed to determine significant predictors of prosocial and antisocial behavior. The results showed that maternal and paternal hostility predicted an increase of externalizing problems in boys and girls ( p < .001 in both sex groups). As well, Warmth/Induction of both parents predicted an increase in adaptive skills in boys and girls ( p < .001 in both sex groups). On the other hand, differential effects of fathers' and mothers' parenting were found: both for boys and girls, maternal inconsistency positively predicted externalizing problems and negatively adaptive skills ( p < .001 in both sex groups) and paternal overprotection positively predicted externalizing problems and negatively adaptive skills ( p < .05 in both sex groups). Finally, maternal coercion negatively predicted adaptive skills in boys and girls ( p < .05 in both sex groups); however, it increased externalizing problems only in girls ( p < .05), whereas maternal permissiveness only increased these problems in boys ( p < .01 in both cases). The discussion highlighted the importance of considering both parents' and children's sex to further knowledge of parenting styles affecting children's behaviors.
- Subjects
SPAIN; MOTHER-child relationship; FATHER-child relationship; PROSOCIAL behavior; PARENTING &; psychology; DELINQUENT behavior in children; HOSTILITY; GENDER differences (Psychology); EXTERNALIZING behavior; PSYCHOLOGY; BEHAVIOR disorders in children; QUESTIONNAIRES; EMOTIONS; FATHERS; MOTHERS; PARENTING; SEX distribution; WHITE people; MULTIPLE regression analysis
- Publication
Journal of Child & Family Studies, 2017, Vol 26, Issue 8, p2182
- ISSN
1062-1024
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10826-017-0726-4