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Erin O'Connor; Megan Grant; Cherie C. Green; Karli Treyvaud; Kristelle Hudry – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Purpose: Autistic children are reported to display higher levels of externalizing and internalizing behaviors than neurotypical children, and their parents report more stress than parents of neurotypical children. It is unclear whether child behavior difficulties contribute to increased parenting stress, whether parenting stress contributes to…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Child Behavior, Behavior Problems, Parents
Viktorija Cepukiene; Julija Janulevice – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2025
Background: Early childhood is essential for the rapid development of self-regulation systems, shaped by brain maturation and parental discipline. Inadequate discipline can hinder this development, leading to behavioral, social, and long-term negative outcomes. Objective: This meta-analysis synthesizes research conducted over the last two decades,…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Discipline, Self Control, Preschool Children
Meirong Chen; Ting Lan; Yan Jiang – Early Child Development and Care, 2024
To explore the effects of family functioning on problem behaviour among Chinese preschool children, 1,025 preschool parents were assessed using the family assessment device, child problem behaviour scale, and parent-child relationship scale through a random sampling method. Based on the McMaster model of family functioning and the Process Person…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship
Nicole Creasey; Patty Leijten; Marieke S. Tollenaar; Marco P. Boks; Geertjan Overbeek – Child Development, 2024
This study investigated associations of the Incredible Years (IY) parenting program with children's DNA methylation. Participants were 289 Dutch children aged 3-9 years (75% European ancestry, 48% female) with above-average conduct problems. Saliva was collected 2.5 years after families were randomized to IY or care as usual (CAU). Using an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Child Relationship, Child Behavior, Behavior Problems
Herdem Aslan Genç; Ceymi Doenyas; Yasemin Aksu; Mirac Nur Musaoglu; Sena Uzunay; Tuba Mutluer – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
Long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on autistic individuals and their families are recently emerging. This study investigated these effects in 40 mother-child dyads by measuring the behavioral problems of autistic individuals (via Aberrant Behavior Checklist) and their mothers' anxiety levels (via Beck Anxiety Inventory) during the…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, COVID-19, Pandemics, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Lauren B. Quetsch; Rebecca S. Bradley; Laurie Theodorou; Kathleen Newton; Cheryl B. McNeil – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
While externalizing behaviors are common among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), there is a shortage of specialist community-based clinicians to provide treatment. Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), an intervention designed to reduce child disruptive behaviors, may be effective for families of children with ASD but has rarely…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Developmental Delays
Jessilyn M. Froelich; Emily D. Gerstein – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2025
Background: Parenting is a primary mechanism through which children develop. Much is known about how parenting influences development over time; it is also critical to know what shapes specific aspects of parenting, particularly for families with higher socioeconomic risk. Objective: The current study examined how parenting stress, child behavior…
Descriptors: Parents, Stress Variables, Child Rearing, Child Behavior
Kyleigh P. Ivory; Lee Kern – Behavioral Disorders, 2025
Supporting parents in foundational positive behavior support strategies for use with their child is a commonly employed method to improve child behavior in natural contexts, including the home. Parents have learned and implemented a variety of strategies with integrity; however, there is limited research regarding the maintenance of skills.…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Positive Reinforcement, Child Behavior, Positive Behavior Supports
Zhonglian Yan; Wenqi Lin; Jing Ren; Qinglin Ma; Yanling Qin – Early Child Development and Care, 2024
To explore the relationships among parenting styles, children's electronic media usage (EMU) and children's problem behaviours (CPB), 1,224 preschoolers aged 3-6 years old (52.0% boys; 30.9% aged 3 years old, 34.6% aged 4 years old, 26.1% aged 5 years old, and 8.4% aged 6 years old) and their parents were enrolled in the present study by means of…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Behavior Problems, Preschool Children, Correlation
Diellza Berani; Marie-Christine Franken; Lottie Stipdonk – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2025
Purpose: To understand factors contributing to therapy success, this study investigated the role of parents' temperament and the fit between parents' temperament and parent-reported child behavior problems in therapy outcomes across two therapy types. Method: A total of 177 children who stutter and their parents were included in this study. Data…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Personality Traits, Stuttering, Preschool Children
Jihana Mottley; Karen Devries; Phil Edwards; Sujit Rathod – SAGE Open, 2025
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is known to have detrimental effects on persons who directly experience this form of abuse. Emerging research also indicates that a parent's experience of IPV may influence their children's well-being through various intermediary pathways. However, there is still no established model to explain these mechanisms.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Health, Family Violence, Child Behavior
Abigail J. Anderson; Christopher C. Henrich; Sylvie Mrug – Prevention Science, 2024
Paternal incarceration is an important predictor of teen delinquency, but the factors that may explain this relationship--such as early child problem behaviors and level of father engagement--have not been adequately explored. The current longitudinal study examined paternal history of incarceration as a predictor of teen self-reported delinquency…
Descriptors: Children, Longitudinal Studies, Institutionalized Persons, Fathers
Jessica Paynter; Vanessa Heng; Madonna Tucker; Stephanie Malone – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
We investigated longitudinal relations between internalizing, externalizing, and total behaviors that challenge in young children on the autism spectrum and mothers' parenting stress. Participants included 93 mothers of children on the autism spectrum aged 27.89-65.84 months, who completed questionnaires on maternal parenting stress, and…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parenting Styles, Child Rearing, Stress Variables
Deneault, Audrey-Ann; Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian J.; Groh, Ashley M.; Fearon, Pasco R. M.; Madigan, Sheri – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2021
This meta-analytic study examined the associations between child-father attachment in early childhood and children's externalizing and internalizing behavior problems. Based on 15 samples (N = 1,304 dyads), the association between child-father attachment insecurity and externalizing behaviors was significant and moderate in magnitude (r = 0.18,…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Parent Child Relationship, Fathers, Behavior Problems
Caihong Zhang; Liting Xia; Aruna Wu – Early Child Development and Care, 2024
Electronic product use among preschool children is gradually widespread. To explore whether and how electronic product use causes problem behaviours in preschool children, this study analyses the relationships between the degree of electronic product use, problem behaviours, and the roles of parenting styles and parent-child relationships in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Kindergarten, Parent Child Relationship