Psychological Adjustment During Multiple Transitions Between Childhood and Adolescence

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 566-598 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriela Gniewosz ◽  
Burkhard Gniewosz
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Adjustment ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Specific Effect ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Early Puberty ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Resource Effects ◽  
Parent Child

Based on the temporal framework of transition experiences, this study tested time-graded patterns of family resource effects on children’s and early adolescents’ psychological adjustment during a time of multiple transitions. Using data of a longitudinal study including 2,020 German children covering the age span between 8 and 12 ( nboys = 1,035, ngirls = 985), internalizing and externalizing problems were predicted by parent-child relationship and family’s educational background in a multi-group structural equation model, applying time-lagged autoregressive models. The results showed positive resource effects especially through parent-child relationship. The gender-specific effect patterns over time supported the assumption of stronger resource effects when early puberty onset and secondary school transition co-occurred. Thus, it is important to provide support for this vulnerable group during times of multiple transitions.

Relationships between Korean parents’ marital satisfaction, parental satisfaction, and parent–child relationship quality

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (7) ◽  
pp. 2270-2285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jieun Yoo
Keyword(s):  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Parental Satisfaction ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Relational Quality ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Parent Child

Research about parental marital satisfaction and parent–child relationships is well established, but the effects of marital satisfaction on parental satisfaction require more explanation in a Korean sample. In total, 2,070 participants (51.0% mothers, 49.0% fathers) from a nationally representative sample of Korean people were selected from the 2015 Fact-Finding Survey in Families, and structural equation modeling was performed to examine the relationships between marital satisfaction, parent–child relational quality, and parental satisfaction. In support of the spillover hypothesis, marital satisfaction was significantly correlated with parental satisfaction and affected it directly and indirectly via positive and negative parent–child relationship quality. In addition, mediational pathways differed according to sex. The implications of the findings and directions for future research were discussed.

scholarly journals HOW DOES PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AFFECT CARE? FOCUSING ON MOTHER-DAUGHTER CAREGIVING

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S895-S895
Author(s):  
Ayako Baba
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Care Recipient ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Care Burden ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Parent Child

Abstract OBJECTIVE: Long-term caregiver (child)/care-recipient (parent) relationships have both positive and negative effects on care. However, the mechanism of that impact is unclear. This study aimed to explore how parent–child relationships affect care and which aspects cause those effects. METHOD: Five hundred thirty-four adult children who were caring for or had cared for their parents at home completed the scales of parent–child psychological independence, the acceptance of care, care attitude, and care burden. Data were analyzed using a pass analysis with multiple group structural equation modeling to identify the relationship between parent–child psychological independence, acceptance of care, care attitude, and care burden, and the care dyad difference of the models. RESULT: 1) “Reliable relationship with parent” in parent–child psychological independence affected “resignation” and “understanding actively” in acceptance of care. 2) “Psychological individuation from the parent” in parent–child independence affected all subscales of care attitudes. 3) “Resistance” and “understanding actively” in acceptance of care and “auto-pilot” in care attitude affected care burden. 4) In mother–daughter caregiving, “resistance” and “resignation” had stronger effects on “auto-pilot” whereas “utilization of resource” and “flexible response” in care attitude and “resistance” had weaker effects on care burden. CONCLUSION: The relationship between long-term parent–child relationship and care were revealed. In some points, daughters who were caring for or had cared for their mothers had a different model from other care dyads. These results suggest that child caregivers should be supported mentally in accordance to their difficult points and dyads.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Children’s Behavioral Problems: Results from a Longitudinal Study of British Children from Birth to Seven Years

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 224-232
Author(s):  
Helen Cheng ◽  
Adrian Furnham
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Behavioural Problems ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Sociological Factors ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
The Family ◽  
Parent Child

This study explored a longitudinal data set of over 10,663 children at age 7 years to examine various psychological and sociological factors that possibly influenced their behavioural problems. Data were collected when cohort members were born, then 9 months old, and later at later at ages 3 and 7 years. Structural equation modelling showed that the family income, maternal psychological distress, the parent-child relationship, and maternal personality traits all had direct significant effects on children’s behavioural problems, accounting for 42 percent of the total variance. The strongest predictor was parent-child relationship, followed by maternal emotional stability (low neuroticism) and the family poverty indicator.

Residential Arrangements and Children’s School Engagement

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (8) ◽  
pp. 1104-1122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nele Havermans ◽  
An Katrien Sodermans ◽  
Koen Matthijs
Keyword(s):  
School Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Child Outcomes ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Parental Time ◽  
Selection Mechanisms ◽  
Parent Child

The increase in shared residential arrangements is driven by the belief that it is in the best interest of the child. The maintenance of contact between child and parents can mitigate negative consequences of separation. However, selection mechanisms may account for a positive relationship between shared residential arrangements and child outcomes. This study examines the association between children’s residential arrangements and their school engagement, focusing on the parent–child relationship as a mediator and selection mechanisms. Structural equation models are performed on a sample of 973 secondary school pupils with separated parents from the Leuven Adolescents and Families Study (LAFS; 2008-2011). The results suggest that more parental time is related with a better parent–child relationship, and this leads indirectly to higher school engagement. However, shared residence may also have negative consequences for children and is certainly not the only residential arrangement in which children have a good relationship with both parents.

Parental Knowledge of Children’s Screen Time: The Role of Parent-Child Relationship and Communication

2020 ◽  
pp. 009365022095222
Author(s):  
Laura Marciano ◽  
Serena Petrocchi ◽  
Anne-Linda Camerini
Keyword(s):  
Screen Time ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Parental Knowledge ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Parent Child

The ubiquity of media in children’s lives makes it increasingly difficult for parents to keep track of their children’s screen time, leading to considerable discrepancies in parent- and child-report. In the present study, we aimed to examine if and how these discrepancies can be explained by parent-child communication, in terms of children’s self-disclosure, secrecy, and parental solicitation, and to what extend the quality of the parent-child relationship can influence these communication patterns. We tested two structural equation models to investigate the absolute discrepancy between parent and child estimates of children’s screen time and parental underestimation, using dyadic data from 854 11-year-olds and their parents, in Switzerland. Our results showed that children’s self-disclosure and secrecy behaviors were significantly associated with parental knowledge, where the relationship between self-disclosure and parental knowledge of children’s screen time was the stronger among the two. Moreover, a good parent-child relationship, especially parents’ ability in perspective taking, was significantly related to increased self-disclosure and decreased secrecy behaviors by children.

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