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Harsh Parenting and Child Externalizing Behavior: Skin Conductance Level Reactivity as a Moderator
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Erath, Stephen A.; El-Sheikh, Mona; Cummings, E. Mark – Child Development, 2009
Skin conductance level reactivity (SCLR) was examined as a moderator of the association between harsh parenting and child externalizing behavior. Participants were 251 boys and girls (8-9 years). Mothers and fathers provided reports of harsh parenting and their children's externalizing behavior; children also provided reports of harsh parenting.…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Females, Parenting Styles, Child Rearing
Adults' Thinking about a Child-rearing Problem: Effects of Experience, Parental Status, and Gender.
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Holden, George W. – Child Development, 1988
Investigated the effects of caregiving experience on adults' thinking about a child-rearing problem. Study 1 found that, of 192 adults, parents were better than nonparents at diagnosing the cause of a baby's crying. Study 2 extended the first study's findings to 42 mothers and 42 nonmothers. (SKC)
Descriptors: Adults, Child Rearing, Childlessness, Cognitive Processes
Toddler Development in the Family: Impact of Father Involvement and Parenting Characteristics.
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Easterbrooks, M. Ann; Goldberg, Wendy A. – Child Development, 1984
To determine the impact of quantitative and qualitative aspects of fathering, relationships among father involvement in childrearing, parenting characteristics, and child adaptation were investigated. Results from 70 infants 20 months of age and their parents highlighted the salience of qualitative characteristics of parenting for toddler…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Emotional Response, Fathers, Individual Characteristics