Chinese preschoolers’ daily routine and its associations with parent-child relationships and child self-regulation

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lixin Ren ◽  
Jieqiong Fan
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
Chinese Sample ◽  
Child Routines ◽  
Parent Child Relationships ◽  
Preschool Aged Children ◽  
Parent Child

Popular parenting literature has often emphasized the importance of establishing predictable routines during early childhood. Using a sample of 688 Chinese preschool-aged children, the current study examined how child routines were related to parent-child relationships and self-regulation. This study first examined the psychometric properties of the Child Routines Questionnaire-Preschool among Chinese preschoolers. The instrument demonstrated sound reliability and validity. Furthermore, the findings showed that routines in children’s daily living, activities, and discipline were all positively related to parent-child closeness and negatively related to parent-child conflict, even after controlling for parenting styles. In addition, child routines were also associated with teacher-reported self-control and behavioral concerns. The current study provided initial evidence on the role of routines in promoting parent-child relationships and self-regulation among a Chinese sample of preschool-aged children.

scholarly journals Social and emotional learning for parents through Conscious Discipline

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-99
Author(s):  
Kristen E. Darling ◽  
Deborah Seok ◽  
Patti Banghart ◽  
Kerensa Nagle ◽  
Marybeth Todd ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Behavior ◽  
Challenging Behaviors ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Social And Emotional Learning ◽  
Emotional Learning ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Parent Child Relationships ◽  
Parent Child

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine Conscious Discipline’s (CD) Parenting Education Curriculum (CD PEC), the parenting component of CD’s research-based social and emotional learning program. CD aims to change child behavior by changing how adults understand and manage their own behaviors and emotions. Researchers explored CD PEC’s association with improved parenting skills, parent–child relationships and child behavior and emotion management. Design/methodology/approach During pre- and post-site visits, parents in four Head Start programs completed the Attentive Parenting Survey (n=25) and interviews (n=19); and 20 staff were also interviewed. Findings Parents reported that CD PEC shifted their perspectives and practices for managing children’s challenging behaviors, improved parent–child relationships and resulted in decreased child behavior problems. Research limitations/implications The study was correlational, based on self-report, and had a small sample with no comparison group. Practical implications This study supports CD PEC as a means of shifting parenting practices, relationships and child behavior by focusing on adult social-emotional skills and self-regulation. Social implications This study provides preliminary evidence that addressing the social-emotional needs of adults is a viable step to helping children improve their social skills, emotion regulation and general behavior, which have all been linked to later academic and life success. Originality/value The paper studies improvements in parents’ emotion recognition and self-regulation before disciplining their children.

A Battery for the Assessment of Young Spanish Adults

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 270-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clara Valls-Vidal ◽  
Carles Pérez-Testor ◽  
Joan Guàrdia-Olmos ◽  
Raffaella Iafrate
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Transition To Adulthood ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Initial Structure ◽  
Dysfunctional Family ◽  
Family Patterns ◽  
New Instrument ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Parent Child Relationships ◽  
Parent Child

In Spanish families, parent-child relationships play a crucial role, but they also present specific risks for the children’s transition to adulthood which may hinder their individuation and foster the creation of dysfunctional family patterns in their family of origin. In Spain there is a lack of instruments to assess parent-child relationships in these terms. The present study examines the psychometric properties of a battery to assess individuation with mother, individuation with father, and the existence of dysfunctional family patterns (DFP) in 535 young Spanish adults (20–31 years). Items from the Munich Individuation Test of Adolescence ( Walper, 1998 ), the Network of Relationships Inventory ( Furman & Buhrmester, 1985 ), the Filial Responsibility Scale ( Jurkovic & Thirkield, 1999 ), and the Feeling Caught Between Parents and Parental Pressure scales ( Walper & Schwarz, 2001 ) have been used. The initial structure obtained through exploratory factor analysis underwent a confirmatory factor analysis. The results hint at a model adjusted to the data which guarantees the construct validity of the proposed structure. Internal consistencies for scales and subscales were acceptable to excellent, with α ranging from .62 to .91. Different indices of concurrent validity were also analyzed. The results generally support the reliability and validity of the new instrument. Limitations are discussed.

scholarly journals Emotional Self-Regulation of Preschoolers and Parent-Child Relationships

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-57
Author(s):  
Svetlana S. Savenysheva ◽  
◽  
Natalya N. Smirnova ◽  
Alexandra V. Zharkova ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Regulation ◽  
Parent Child Relationships ◽  
Parent Child

scholarly journals Relationship of Perceived Parenting Styles with Self-Control Capacity and Affective Self-Regulation Among Delinquent Adolescents

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 56-65
Author(s):  
Sajjad Rezaei ◽  
◽  
Shadi PourHadi ◽  
Reza Shabahang ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Style ◽  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Delinquent Behavior ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Authoritative Parenting ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Perceived Parenting ◽  
Authoritative Parenting Style ◽  
Relationship Of

Background: The type of parent’s child rearing and the perception of problems by adolescents are one of the important reasons for the formation of inappropriate behavior and delinquency in adolescents. Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to determine the relationship of perceived parenting styles with self-control capacity and affective self-regulation among delinquent adolencents. Materials & Methods: The research type was descriptive-correlational. The population of this study included all delinquent adolescents (N=94) from the Guilan Provincial Reconstruction and Upbringing Center and temporary detention centers in 2017-2018. Seventy-three adolescents were selected and completed the Parenting Style Inventory (PSI), Tangney Self-Control Scale (TSCS) and Measure of Affect Regulation Styles (MARS). The data were processed using Pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise multiple regression analyses by SPSS V. 22 software. Results: Regression analysis indicated that authoritative parenting style positively (β=0.906, P<0.001) and authoritarian parenting style negatively (β=-0.537, P<0.001) 38% of the changes were predicted in the SCS among delinquent adolencents (F=20.511. P<0.001). Also, the authoritative parenting style negatively (β=-0.641, P<0.001) 41% of the changes were predicted in the MARS among delinquent adolencents (F=47.543, P<0.001). The permissive parenting style was not statistically significant in any of the regression analyses (P>0.05). Conclusion: Parenting styles have an effective role in the emergence and inhibition of delinquent behavior. It seems that authoritarian and authoritative parenting styles respectively play a role in improving and weakening self-control capacity and affective self-regulation in delinquent behavior among adolencents boys.

scholarly journals A Household Study of Self-Regulation in Children

2012 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 215-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reinhard Drobetz ◽  
Andreas Maercker ◽  
C. Katharina Spiess ◽  
Gert G. Wagner ◽  
Simon Forstmeier
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Maternal Sensitivity ◽  
Delay Of Gratification ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Behavioral Measures ◽  
Children And Parents ◽  
Intergenerational Links

Delay of gratification (DoG) and delay discounting (DD) are behavioral measures of self-regulation and impulsivity. Whereas DoG refers to the postponement of gratification, DD involves the devaluation of a reward over time. Previous studies have demonstrated associations between paternal self-control, paternal personality traits, parenting styles, maternal intelligence, and children’s self-regulation. The present study explored intergenerational links between mothers’ and child’s self-regulation and maternal antecedents of children’s DoG. We analyzed 267 mother-child dyads in the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) Children’s Study. Measures included an experiment using gummy bears as rewards to assess DoG in children and monetary choice procedures to assess DD in mothers. Additionally, cognitive abilities and personality traits of mothers and children were assessed. The main result was that the children’s age and breastfeeding were significant predictors of DoG in children, even when we controlled for other influences such as maternal cognitive abilities and personality traits. We explain the result in the context of previous findings concerning attachment security, bonding, maternal sensitivity, children’s self-regulation of energy intake, neuroscientific evidence, and breastfeeding. Further studies should use equivalent measures of DoG in children and parents to further explore this link between breastfeeding and DoG in a genetically sensitive design.

scholarly journals THE FAMILIAL CONTEXT OF CHILDREN’S CREATIVITY: PARENTING STYLES AND THE CLIMATE FOR CREATIVITY IN PARENT–CHILD RELATIONSHIP

2022 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Dorota Maria Jankowska ◽  
Jacek Gralewski
Keyword(s):  
Mental Imagery ◽  
Parenting Style ◽  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Autonomy Support ◽  
Theory Development ◽  
Parental Acceptance ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Parent Child Relationships ◽  
Parent Child

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between dimensions of a constructive parenting style, (i.e. parental acceptance and autonomy granting) factors of the climate for creativity in parent–child relationships (encouragement to experience novelty and variety, encouragement of nonconformism, support of perseverance in creative efforts, and encouragement to fantasize), and parents’ visual mental imagery. 313 parents of children between 6 and 12 years of age participated in the study. The results indicated that (a) a constructive parenting style was positively related to three of four factors of the climate for creativity in the parent–child relationships, i.e. encouragement to experience novelty and variety, support of perseverance in creative efforts, and encouragement to fantasize in the parent–child relationship; (b) parents’ level of vividness of mental imagery was positively related with both parental acceptance of child and autonomy support as well as components of climate for creativity in parent–child relationship; (c) mothers scored significantly higher than fathers in exhibiting acceptance of a child; (d) parents’ gender played an important role in the relations between dimensions of constructive parenting style and factors of climate for creativity in parent–child relationships. Findings were discussed in terms of the implications for further research and theory development in the area of family influences on the development of children’s creativity.

scholarly journals Family structure and family education as the factors for personal development of preschooler

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.A. Golovey ◽  
V.E. Vasilenko ◽  
S.S. Savenysheva
Keyword(s):  
Family Structure ◽  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Emotional Interaction ◽  
The Family ◽  
Ontogenetic Periods ◽  
Parent Child Relationships ◽  
Parent Child

This article is devoted to analysis of personal characteristics of preschoolers in relation to the factors of gender, family structure (complete or one-parent, the presence of sibling) and family upbringing (parenting styles, parent-child emotional interaction). The study involved 155 boys, 157 girls and 312 mothers from Saint-Petersburg, Novosibirsk and Arkhangelsk. The age of children — from 4 to 7 years. We used the test and projective techniques. The study revealed that children from single parent families had higher indicators of anxiety, insecurity, depressiveness, self-distrust, hostility, feeling of inferiority, conflicts and difficulties in communication. In families with pronounced overprotection and characteristics of an authoritarian style children had lower self- esteem and higher indicators of anxiety and hostility. Children's aggressiveness was more pronounced in the case of permissive style and instability of parenting style. It was shown that emotional well-being in the parent-child relationships can be regarded as a resource for personal development of the child: understanding the causes of child s state, empathy. However we revealed that one third part of mothers had difficulties in emotional interaction with children. The research was supported by the Russian Foundation for Humanities (project №13-06-00480 «The family as a resource of child´s mental development in stable and critical ontogenetic periods»).

scholarly journals A Third Emerging Stage for the Current Digital Society? Optimal Parenting Styles in Spain, the United States, Germany, and Brazil

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (13) ◽  
pp. 2333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Garcia ◽  
Emilia Serra ◽  
Oscar Garcia ◽  
Isabel Martinez ◽  
Edie Cruise
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Parenting Style ◽  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Parental Warmth ◽  
Third Stage ◽  
Optimal Parenting ◽  
Parent Child Relationships ◽  
Parent Child

We propose a new paradigm with three historical stages for an optimal parenting style (i.e., indulgent parenting style), which extends the traditional paradigm of only two stages (i.e., authoritarian and authoritative parenting styles). The three stages concur, at the same time, in different environments, context, and cultures. We studied the third stage for optimal parent–child relationships through the offspring’s personal and social well-being, with four adolescent samples from 11 to 19 years old (52.2% girls) from Spain (n = 689), the United States (n = 488), Germany (n = 606), and Brazil (n = 672). The offspring’s personal well-being was measured through self-esteem (academic, social, emotional, family, and physical), while social well-being was measured with the internalization of self-transcendence (universalism and benevolence) and conservation values (security, conformity, and tradition). The parent–child parenting style was measured through parental warmth and strictness, and the adolescents’ parents were classified into one of four groups (indulgent, authoritarian, authoritative, and neglectful). Remarkably, the greatest personal well-being was found for adolescents raised with higher parental warmth and lower parental strictness (i.e., indulgent), and the greatest social well-being was found for adolescents raised with higher parental warmth (i.e., indulgent and authoritative; p < 0.05 for all countries). Consistently, poorer personal well-being and social well-being were associated with less parental warmth (i.e., authoritarian and neglectful). Findings suggest that the parent–child relationships analyzed have a common pattern associated with personal and social well-being that coincide with a proposed third stage.

scholarly journals Parent-Child Relationships During the Transition to Adulthood

1995 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 538-564 ◽  
Author(s):  
ARLAND THORNTON ◽  
TERRI L. ORBUCH ◽  
WILLIAM G. AXINN
Keyword(s):  
Transition To Adulthood ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Positive Relationships ◽  
Supportive Relationships ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Parent Child Relationships ◽  
Parent Child

This article uses a panel study of children and mothers to examine how parents and children conceptualize, perceive, and report on their relationships with each other during the children's transition to adulthood years. The article provides strong support for the reliability and validity of reports of parent-child relationships. The article documents generally positive and supportive relationships between parents and children, more positive relationships with mothers than with fathers, and an improvement in relationships as children mature from age 18 to 23. Further, parent-child relationships are perceived differently by parents and children in that there is not just one perception of the relationship between child and parent, but a relationship as perceived by the child and a relationship as perceived by the parent.

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