1. Objectifs

Intentions :
« The current study tested a bidirectional socialization model on a sample of families with a preschool-aged child using a short-term longitudinal design, with repeated assessments of parenting (authoritarian control, protective control and authoritative parenting) and children’s internalizing problems. » (p. 122)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
89 familles

Instruments :
- Child Behavior Check List (CBCL)
- Child Rearing Practice Report (CRPR)

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

« Internalizing problems (IP) comprise the most common of psychological difficulty in early childhood. Variations in parental socialization have been identified as consistent correlates of young children’s IP. [...] [L’analyse des auteurs] Analyses identified mother and father parental effects on children as well as child effects on maternal and paternal parenting. Howerver, most of the significant effects were not direct, but moderated by other child characteristics, such as sex of child, suggesting that reciprocal influences between parents and children may be even more complex than previously thought. [...] Findings imply that current models of socialization need to be re-evaluateed and redifined to be applied to younger children as well as to children with more clinical levels of difficulties. [...] Finally, the importance of including fathers in socialization research and treatment cannot be underestimated. » (p. iii)