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Who Should Report Abnormal Behavior at Preschool Age? The Case of Behavioral Inhibition
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Ballespi, Sergi; Jane, Ma Claustre; Riba, Ma Dolors – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2012
Children who are behaviorally "inhibited"--a condition at the extreme of the behavioral inhibition dimension--experience distress in uncertain social situations. Although parents and teachers are in the best position to detect this condition, they rarely agree. This study aims to analyze the agreement between parents and teachers and to examine…
Descriptors: Inhibition, Discriminant Analysis, Child Behavior, Parents
Relations between Parent Psychopathology, Family Functioning, and Adolescent Problems in Substance-Abusing Families: Disaggregating the Effects of Parent Gender
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Burstein, Marcy; Stanger, Catherine; Dumenci, Levent – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2012
The present study: (1) examined relations between parent psychopathology and adolescent internalizing problems, externalizing problems, and substance use in substance-abusing families; and (2) tested family functioning problems as mediators of these relations. Structural equation modeling was used to estimate the independent effects of parent…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Substance Abuse, Structural Equation Models, Psychopathology
Longitudinal Developmental Courses in Japanese Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Osada, Hirokazu; Tachimori, Hisateru; Koyama, Tomonori; Kurita, Hiroshi – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2012
We followed up 67 children with autistic disorder (AD) and 31 children with pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDDNOS) for more than 10 years by reviewing medical records at a clinic for children with developmental disabilities. The participants' data were collected between their first visit to the clinic and the visit at…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Clinics
A Multivariate Model of Parent-Adolescent Relationship Variables in Early Adolescence
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McKinney, Cliff; Renk, Kimberly – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2011
Given the importance of predicting outcomes for early adolescents, this study examines a multivariate model of parent-adolescent relationship variables, including parenting, family environment, and conflict. Participants, who completed measures assessing these variables, included 710 culturally diverse 11-14-year-olds who were attending a middle…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Conflict, Child Rearing, Early Adolescents
Parenting and Late Adolescent Emotional Adjustment: Mediating Effects of Discipline and Gender
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McKinney, Cliff; Milone, Mary Catherine; Renk, Kimberly – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2011
Research suggests that parenting styles are related to the types of discipline parents utilize and that the coupling of parenting styles and discipline techniques are related to child outcomes. Although extant research examines the effects of parenting styles and discipline on child and early adolescent adjustment, less is known about adjustment…
Descriptors: Discipline, Structural Equation Models, Parenting Styles, Child Rearing
Parental Intrusiveness and Children's Separation Anxiety in a Clinical Sample
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Wood, Jeffrey J. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2006
In this article, a theoretical model of the role of parental intrusiveness in the development of childhood separation anxiety disorder is presented and tested. Parents who act intrusively tend to take over tasks that children are (or could be) performing independently, thereby limiting mastery experiences and inducing dependence on caregivers.…
Descriptors: Children, Separation Anxiety, Models, Parents