Externalizing behavior trajectories: the role of parenting, sibling relationships and child personality.

[en] Based on longitudinal multilevel modeling and using a multi-informant strategy, this study examines trajectories of externalizing problem behavior (EPB) in childhood as predicted by parental behaior (absolute level of parenting [ALP] and parental differential treatment [PDT]), parental self-efficacy (PSE), child personality and sibling relationships. Besides main effects, several interactions were tested. The effects of changes in parenting on changes in EPB were also examined. A total of 119 families from the French-speaking area of Belgium rearing a child (3- to 5-year-olds at the onset of the study) referred for EPB were studied. The effects of both level-of and changes-in mothers' ALP were partially confirmed, but for fathers, only ALP was predictive. There were some significant interactions between ALP and PDT for both parents. Mothers' PSE explained some variance in EPB, additional to that explained by the parenting measures. Some parenting by personality and by sibling relationship interactions were found.

Disciplines :

Treatment & clinical psychology

Author, co-author :

Meunier, Jean-Christophe

Roskam, Isabelle; Université Catholique de Louvain - UCL > Psychological Sciences Research Institute

Stievenart, Marie ; Université Catholique de Louvain - UCL > Psychological Sciences Research Institute

Language :

English

Title :

Externalizing behavior trajectories: the role of parenting, sibling relationships and child personality.

Publication date :

2011

Journal title :

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

ISSN :

0193-3973

eISSN :

1873-7900

Publisher :

Pergamon Press - An Imprint of Elsevier Science

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Issue :

Peer reviewed :

Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

Name of the research project :

H2M children

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