Mother–child relationship, child fearfulness, and emerging attachment: A short-term longitudinal study.

Using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, the authors explore how aspects of stepfather involvement are related to adolescent well-being and whether these relationships depend on maternal involvement, non-residential father involvement, or amount of time in the household. Results indicate that a close, nonconflictual stepfather-stepchild relationship improves adolescent well-being, but it is most beneficial when the adolescent also has a close, nonconflictual mother-child relationship. Engaging in shared activities with the stepfather decreases depression when the stepfather has been in the household for a longer period of time. The relationships between stepfather involvement and adolescent well-being are separate from nonresidential father involvement.

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A Longitudinal Study of Child Maltreatment, Mother–Child Relationship Quality and Maladjustment: The Role of Self-Esteem and Social Competence

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology ◽

10.1023/b:jacp.0000030289.17006.5a ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 32 (4) ◽

pp. 341-354 ◽

Cited By ~ 88

Author(s):

Jungmeen Kim ◽

Dante Cicchetti

Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Study ◽

Child Maltreatment ◽

Social Competence ◽

Relationship Quality ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Child Relationship ◽

Mother Child Relationship

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Effects of Maternal Parenting and Mother-Child Relationship Quality on Short-Term Longitudinal Change in Self-Regulation in Early Adolescence

The Journal of Early Adolescence ◽

10.1177/0272431615617293 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 37 (5) ◽

pp. 618-641 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Kristin L. Moilanen ◽

Karen E. Rambo-Hernandez

Keyword(s):

Relationship Quality ◽

Self Regulation ◽

Longitudinal Change ◽

Short Term ◽

Relational Context ◽

Maternal Parenting ◽

Child Relationship ◽

Mother Child Relationship ◽

Age Range ◽

Maternal Discipline

The purpose of the present study was to explore the degree to which short-term longitudinal change in adolescent self-regulation was attributable to maternal parenting and mother-child relationship quality. A total of 821 mother-adolescent dyads provided data in the 1992 and 1994 waves of the Children of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth-1979 (52.5% male; 24.2% Hispanic, 36.7% African American, 39.1% European American; adolescents’ initial age range = 10-12 years). Consistent with hypotheses, longitudinal improvements in young adolescents’ self-regulation were associated with high levels of mother-child relationship quality and low levels of maternal discipline. The association between self-regulation in 1992 and 1994 was moderated by child sex and maternal discipline. Thus, this study provides further evidence favoring the exploration of the parent-child relational context in addition to discrete parenting behaviors in studies on self-regulation during the early adolescent years.

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Socio-demographic and family determinants of emotional competence of high school students in Hong Kong: a 6-year longitudinal study

International Journal on Disability and Human Development ◽

10.1515/ijdhd-2017-5007 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 15 (4) ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Daniel T.L. Shek ◽

Janet T.Y. Leung

Keyword(s):

High School Students ◽

Longitudinal Study ◽

Family Functioning ◽

Emotional Competence ◽

Developmental Trajectories ◽

School Students ◽

Maternal Control ◽

Child Relationship ◽

Mother Child Relationship ◽

Over Time

AbstractTo understand adolescent development in the Chinese context, developmental trajectories of adolescent emotional competence over time and the related socio-demographic and family determinants were examined in a 6-year longitudinal study. Over six waves of data collection, students were invited to complete a questionnaire measuring emotional competence, paternal and maternal control, father-child and mother-child relationship, family functioning and socio-demographic characteristics. Results showed that adolescent emotional competence showed a linear increase across time. At the initial stage, gender, paternal and maternal control, father-child and mother-child relationship and family functioning influenced adolescent emotional competence. Over time, maternal control, mother-child relationship and family functioning predicted changes in the trajectory of adolescent emotional competence. The theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed.

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