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Links between Marital Quality, the Mother-Child Relationship and Child Behavior: A Multi-Level Modeling Approach
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Mark, Katharine M.; Pike, Alison – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2017
We investigated the association between marital quality and child behavior, assessing mother-child relationship quality as a potential mediator. The sample included 78 mothers with two target children (mean ages = 9.82 and 12.05 years, respectively). Mothers reported on their children's behavior as well as their marital quality, while each child…
Descriptors: Correlation, Marital Satisfaction, Child Behavior, Parent Child Relationship
Mother-Child Positivity and Negativity: Family-Wide and Child-Specific Main Effects and Interactions Predict Child Adjustment
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Oliver, Bonamy R.; Pike, Alison – Developmental Psychology, 2018
Links between positive and negative aspects of the parent-child relationship and child adjustment are undisputed. Scholars recognize the importance of parental differential treatment (PDT) of siblings, yet, less is known about PDT in the context of the shared (family-wide) parent-child relationship climate, or about the extent to which positivity…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Mothers, Child Development, Adjustment (to Environment)
Household Chaos--Links with Parenting and Child Behaviour
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Coldwell, Joanne; Pike, Alison; Dunn, Judy – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2006
Background: The study aimed to confirm previous findings showing links between household chaos and parenting in addition to examining whether household chaos was predictive of children's behaviour over and above parenting. In addition, we investigated whether household chaos acts as a moderator between parenting and children's behaviour. Method:…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Rearing, Parent Child Relationship, Family Environment
Do Risk Factors for Problem Behaviour Act in a Cumulative Manner? An Examination of Ethnic Minority and Majority Children through an Ecological Perspective
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Atzaba-Poria, Naama; Pike, Alison; Deater-Deckard, Kirby – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2004
Background: Extensive research has identified risk factors for problem behaviour in childhood. However, most of this research has focused on isolated variables, ignoring possible additive influences. The purpose of this study was to examine whether risk factors for problem behaviour act in a cumulative manner, and to investigate whether cumulative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Behavior Problems, Ethnic Groups, Risk