Early parenting and children's relational and physical aggression in the preschool and home contexts

Juan F. Casas; Stephanie M. Weigel; Nicki R. Crick; Jamie M. Ostrov; Kathleen E. Woods; Elizabeth A.Jansen Yeh; Catherine A. Huddleston-Casas

doi:10.1016/j.appdev.2006.02.003

Early parenting and children's relational and physical aggression in the preschool and home contexts

Juan F. Casas, Stephanie M. Weigel, Nicki R. Crick, Jamie M. Ostrov, Kathleen E. Woods, Elizabeth A.Jansen Yeh, Catherine A. Huddleston-Casas

Children, Youth and Family Studies

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Abstract

This study investigated early parent-child relationships and how children's use of relational and physical aggression varies with aspects of those relationships during the preschool years. Specifically, parenting styles, parents' use of psychological control, and parents' report of their children's reunion behaviors were assessed. Analyses revealed significant associations between children's use of both relational and physical aggression and parents' reports of their own and their partner's parenting style, psychological control behaviors, and indicators of the attachment relationship. The results highlight the importance of investigating both mothers' and fathers' parenting and the sex of the child in studies of potential links between parenting behaviors and young children's relational and physical aggression. Findings were considered in the context of each perspective and suggestions for future research and implications for intervention and prevention are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	209-227
Number of pages	19
Journal	Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
Volume	27
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2006.02.003
State	Published - May 2006

Keywords

Early childhood
Parent-child relationship
Parenting styles
Physical aggression
Relational aggression
Sex differences

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Developmental and Educational Psychology

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