Prenatal negative affectivity and trauma-related distress predict mindful parenting during toddler age: Examining parent–infant bonding as a mechanism

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Lauren M. Laifer ◽  
David DiLillo ◽  
Rebecca L. Brock
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affectivity ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Parental Psychopathology ◽  
Mindful Parenting ◽  
Heterosexual Couples ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Maternal Trauma ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Parental Awareness ◽  
Child Relationship

Abstract Despite findings demonstrating the importance of parental present-centered awareness, factors undermining mindful parenting have received less attention. Increasingly, evidence points to parental psychopathology as a salient risk factor for parenting difficulties. Thus, the goal of the present study was to investigate specific dimensions of parental trauma-related distress and general negative affectivity during pregnancy as predictors of mindful parenting during toddler age. Parental psychopathology, parent–infant bonding, and mindful parenting were assessed in a sample of heterosexual couples (N = 159) across four waves of data collection spanning pregnancy to child age two. Data were analyzed using path analysis within a dyadic framework. Results demonstrated the unique impact of maternal trauma-related distress during pregnancy (e.g., intrusions and avoidance) on facets of mindful parenting more than two years later. Further, among both mothers and fathers, general negative affectivity common across internalizing disorders undermined mindful parenting through impaired parent–infant bonding. Findings highlight the need for early intervention efforts that incorporate mindfulness strategies to reduce subthreshold symptoms of prenatal psychopathology, promote healthy bonding, and improve parental awareness and self-regulation, thereby enhancing the overall parent–child relationship.

scholarly journals Mindful parenting and behavioural problems in preschool children

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toni Maglica ◽  
Ina Reić Ercegovac ◽  
Maja Ljubetić
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Child Development ◽  
Preschool Teachers ◽  
Mindful Parenting ◽  
Behavioural Problems ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Parental Awareness ◽  
Empathic Understanding ◽  
Externalising Problems ◽  
Development Outcomes

The aim of this research was to find out if mindful parenting contributes to internalised and externalised problems in preschool children. A total of 168 mothers, fathers and preschool teachers took part in the research, which assesses the extent of internalised and externalised problems in 76 preschool children. Additionally, both parents completed the Mindfulness in Parenting Questionnaire. Results showed that internalised and externalised problems were significantly correlated, with externalised problems being more prominent in boys. Mothers and fathers differed only in one aspect of mindful parenting, empathic understanding for the child, which was higher in mothers. When analysing differences in mindful parenting of boys/girls, the results showed that fathers of boys have higher parental awareness than fathers of girls, while there were no other significant differences. Mindful parenting did not prove significant in predicting internalised problems of preschool children. In contrast, the results showed that 30% of externalised problems in children can be explained by the child’s gender and by mindful parenting from both parents. These findings point to some differences between mothers and fathers contributing to externalised problems. Specifically, the father’s focusing attention on the child with acceptance and the mother’s self-efficacy were related to lower externalising problems, while the father’s empathic understanding of the child and mother’s non-reactivity were related to more externalising problems in children. The results are discussed in the context of existing knowledge about implicit parenting and child development outcomes.

Longitudinal associations among routine disclosure, the parent–child relationship, and adolescents’ prosocial and delinquent behaviors

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 1853-1871 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura M. Padilla-Walker ◽  
Daye Son
Keyword(s):  
Parental Knowledge ◽  
Parental Warmth ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Delinquent Behaviors ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Child Disclosure ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Parental Autonomy ◽  
Parent Child

The purpose of this study was to explore whether routine child disclosure to parents was longitudinally related to adolescent prosocial and delinquent outcomes via the parent–child relationship (parental knowledge, parental autonomy granting, and parental warmth/support). The participants included 463 adolescents (48% male, 73% European American, 37% single parent families) and their mothers and fathers who completed questionnaires across three waves from early to late adolescence ( M age of adolescent at Time 1 = 13 years old, Time 3 = 17 years old). The results showed that routine child disclosure was longitudinally associated with prosocial behavior toward family via greater parental warmth. Child disclosure was negatively related to delinquency via parental knowledge. Implications regarding the role of child disclosure on the parent–child relationship and the development of adolescent behavior are discussed.

Intergenerational Economic Mobility for Low-Income Parents and Their Children: A Dual Developmental Science Framework

2021 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 265-292
Author(s):  
Terri J. Sabol ◽  
Teresa Eckrich Sommer ◽  
P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale ◽  
Jeanne Brooks-Gunn
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Educational Outcomes ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Economic Mobility ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Developmental Science ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
Science Framework

In this review we bring a psychological perspective to the issue of intergenerational economic mobility. More specifically, we present a new dual developmental science framework to consider the educational outcomes of parents and children together in order to foster economic mobility. We focus on two key populations: children in early childhood (from birth to age 6) and parents in early adulthood (in their 20s and early 30s). We posit that mastery of three sets of developmental tasks for each generation—academic/language skills, self-regulation/mental health, and parent-child relationship—will lead to improved educational outcomes for both. Taken as a whole, the dual developmental science framework integrates theory and research on single-generation development (i.e., children or parents) with dynamic and bidirectional theories about the interdependence of children and parents over time.We conclude the review by evaluating existing education interventions and research using the dual developmental science framework, and we discuss opportunities for innovation.

scholarly journals Marital Satisfaction and Parenting Experiences of Mothers and Fathers of Adolescents and Adults With Autism

2011 ◽  
Vol 116 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sigan L Hartley ◽  
Erin T Barker ◽  
Marsha Mailick Seltzer ◽  
Jan S Greenberg ◽  
Frank J Floyd
Keyword(s):  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Adults With Autism ◽  
Child Characteristics ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Adolescents And Adults ◽  
Spectrum Disorders

Abstract The association of marital satisfaction with parenting burden and quality of the parent–child relationship was examined in 91 married mothers and fathers of co-residing adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorders. Within-couple differences between mothers and fathers in how child characteristics related to these parenting experiences were also evaluated. Multilevel modeling was used to control for the dependency in couple data. Marital satisfaction was an important predictor of parenting experiences, particularly for fathers. Mothers reported feeling closer to their son or daughter than did fathers. Fathers' parenting experiences were more strongly impacted by child characteristics than were mothers' parenting experiences. Results emphasized the connection between the marital relationship and parenting experiences and overlapping but unique experiences of mothers and fathers.

scholarly journals On the Relationship Between Mothers’ and Fathers’ Parenting Behaviors and Children’s Explicit and Implicit Self-Esteem

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 679-694
Author(s):  
Seoyoung Ha ◽  
Sae-Young Han
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Behaviors ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Positive Parenting ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
School Students ◽  
Negative Parenting ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Relationship Analysis ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Low Levels

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to clarify and elaborate the concept of implicit self-esteem by identifying parenting domains that are related to implicit self-esteem as well as by comparing the correlation between parenting behaviors and children’s explicit and implicit self-esteem (ESE & ISE). Furthermore, based on previous studies’ emphasis on the functions of self-esteem discrepancies, 4 groups of self-esteem types were included in the analysis: secure self-esteem, defensive self-esteem, damaged self-esteem and congruent low self-esteem.Methods: Participants were 279 Korean middle school students (114 boys and 165 girls). Children’s ESE and ISE were measured using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) and the Name-Letter Task (NLT), respectively, and the parenting behavior measure consisted of 8 domains: monitoring, reasoning, inconsistency, over-involvement, over-expectation, neglect, physical abuse, and affection. Considering the effect of gender on the parent-child relationship, analysis was conducted according to gender.Results: Comparison between the correlations revealed that among 32 factors, differences in ESE and ISE were significant in 13 factors and not significant in 19 factors. Further, most of the parenting domains were significantly related to both daughters’ and sons’ ESE, while only a few of father and mother’s parenting domains were related to ISE. Boys’ ISE was negatively related to fathers’ over-involvement and mothers’ reasoning, while girls’ ISE was positively related to both parents’ monitoring and negatively related to neglect. Additionally, the group with secure self-esteem (characterized by high ESE and high ISE) mostly reported high levels of positive parenting behaviors and low levels of negative parenting behaviors, while the group with congruent low self-esteem (characterized by low ESE and low ISE) mostly reported low levels of positive parenting behaviors and high levels of negative parenting behaviors.Conclusion: This study contributes significant findings to the understanding of ISE. Based on the current study’s results, it is plausible to conclude that ISE performs a similar function to ESE, yet weaker. Moreover, the importance of measuring mothers’ and fathers’ parenting behaviors separately could be more emphasized. Further discussions are suggested regarding areas of contention over the formation and the concept of ISE.

Effect of Perceived Parent–Child Relationship in Childhood on Resilience in Japanese Youth

2018 ◽  
Vol 122 (2) ◽  
pp. 485-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takahiro Tamura
Keyword(s):  
Positive Influence ◽  
Positive Perception ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Resilience Scale ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Japanese Youth ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Parent Child Relationships ◽  
Parent Child

The present study examined the effect of the perceived parent–child relationship in childhood on resilience in youth. It recruited 268 university students majoring in education and college students majoring in welfare science to investigate the relationship between their perception of parent–child relationship in their childhood and their current resilience by their responses on the Adolescent Resilience Scale and the Children's Perceived Affiliation for Parents Scale. The results indicated that female's positive perception of their relationship with their mothers in childhood had a positive influence on their resilience. On the other hand, the positive influence was inconspicuous and limited with regard to the perception of female's relationship with their fathers in childhood. In contrast, this positive influence was not confirmed in male participants regardless of the perception of their relationship with mothers and fathers in childhood. Although limited to females, these results suggest that youth's perception of their parent–child relationships in childhood significantly affected the development of resilience. In addition, sex difference was observed in this effect. The findings have been discussed with respect to the process of the development of resilience.

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