TY - JOUR
T1 - The Additive and Interactive Effects of Parenting and Temperament in Predicting Adjustment Problems of Children of Divorce
AU - Lengua, Liliana J.
AU - Wolchik, Sharlene A.
AU - Sandler, Irwin N.
AU - West, Stephen G.
N1 - Funding Information:
Support for this research was provided by National Institute of Mental Health Grant P50MH39246 to support a Preventive Intervention Research Center at Arizona State University and Grant 5–T32– MH18387 for Post-and Predoctoral Training in Prevention Research at Arizona State University.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Investigated the interaction between parenting and temperament in predicting adjustment problems in children of divorce. The study utilized a sample of 231 mothers and children, 9 to 12 years old, who had experienced divorce within the previous 2 years. Both mothers' and children's reports on parenting, temperament, and adjustment variables were obtained and combined to create cross-reporter measures of the variables. Parenting and temperament were directly and independently related to outcomes consistent with an additive model of their effects. Significant interactions indicated that parental rejection was more strongly related to adjustment problems for children low in positive emotionality, and inconsistent discipline was more strongly related to adjustment problems for children high in impulsivity. These findings suggest that children who are high in impulsivity may be at greater risk for developing problems, whereas positive emotionality may operate as a protective factor, decreasing the risk of adjustment problems in response to negative parenting.
AB - Investigated the interaction between parenting and temperament in predicting adjustment problems in children of divorce. The study utilized a sample of 231 mothers and children, 9 to 12 years old, who had experienced divorce within the previous 2 years. Both mothers' and children's reports on parenting, temperament, and adjustment variables were obtained and combined to create cross-reporter measures of the variables. Parenting and temperament were directly and independently related to outcomes consistent with an additive model of their effects. Significant interactions indicated that parental rejection was more strongly related to adjustment problems for children low in positive emotionality, and inconsistent discipline was more strongly related to adjustment problems for children high in impulsivity. These findings suggest that children who are high in impulsivity may be at greater risk for developing problems, whereas positive emotionality may operate as a protective factor, decreasing the risk of adjustment problems in response to negative parenting.
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U2 - 10.1207/S15374424jccp2902_9
DO - 10.1207/S15374424jccp2902_9
M3 - Article
C2 - 10802832
AN - SCOPUS:0034199789
SN - 1537-4416
VL - 29
SP - 232
EP - 244
JO - Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
JF - Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
IS - 2
ER -