ERIC Number: EJ816336
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 8
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Marital Quality, Maternal Depressed Affect, Harsh Parenting, and Child Externalising in Hong Kong Chinese Families
Chang, Lei; Lansford, Jennifer E.; Schwartz, David; Farver, Joann M.
International Journal of Behavioral Development, v28 n4 p311-318 2004
The present study used a family systems approach to examine harsh parenting, maternal depressed affect, and marital quality in relation to children's externalising behaviour problems in a sample of 158 Hong Kong primary school children. At two time points, peers and teachers provided ratings of children's externalising behaviours, and mothers completed questionnaires assessing depressed affect, marital quality, and harsh parenting. Path analyses showed that maternal depressed affect had both direct effects on child externalising and indirect effects through harsh parenting. The effect of marital quality on child externalising was not direct but was mediated through harsh parenting. These findings reflect family processes that have similarities with those found in Western samples as well as differences in terms of how Hong Kong Chinese culture may facilitate and inhibit these processes. (Contains 1 table and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Marital Satisfaction, Asian Culture, Child Rearing, Foreign Countries, Cultural Influences, Parenting Styles, Behavior Problems, Elementary School Students, Student Behavior, Peer Evaluation, Teacher Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Affective Behavior, Depression (Psychology), Parent Influence, Family Influence, Discipline
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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