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ERIC Number: EJ978331
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-1040-9289
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The Role of Mothers' and Fathers' Parental Control and Coparenting in Toddlers' Compliance
Kwon, Kyong-Ah; Elicker, James G.
Early Education and Development, v23 n5 p748-765 2012
Research Findings: This study examined the unique and relative contributions of mothers' and fathers' parental control and coparenting to toddlers' committed compliance with parents in both dyadic parent-child and triadic family play contexts. Sixty-eight mostly middle-class, 2-parent families with toddlers (16-37 months) were observed in a university laboratory setting. There were positive associations among mothers' gentle guidance, balanced coparental engagement, and child committed compliance with mothers. However, there was no association between any parental control or coparenting variable and child compliance with fathers. Unique contributions of fathers' control and coparenting, beyond mothers' parenting, were found for children's compliance with mothers but not with fathers. Practice or Policy: The findings highlight the importance of taking the family relationship context into account when assessing parenting behaviors and toddlers' compliance. (Contains 4 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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