What are the associations between parenting and the quality of parent-child relationships?
Although only the NLSCY data set permitted an examination of the relationship between parenting behaviour and the parent-child relationship, the path analytic findings (see Figures 17 to 21, 27 to 31) are particularly noteworthy because they are based on two independent sources of data: parents and children. Consistent with expectation, arbitrary, angry parenting practices (as reported by parents) predicted children’s reports of parental rejection and lack of parental warmth. Mother’s school involvement tended to be associated with greater perceived parental warmth, but this effect was not large enough to be noteworthy. These relationships held for both boys and girls, and for younger and older children. How does parenting and the parent-child relationship contribute to children’s adjustment and the quality of their other social relationships? Is there evidence that parenting and the parent-child relationship affect adjustment in expected ways? That is, does effective parenting contrib
Related Questions
- Do the influences of parenting and/or the quality of the parent-child relationship differ in social contexts traditionally thought to put kids at risk for maladjustment?
- Do parenting practices, parent-child relationships and child adjustment differ for males and females during this period of development?
- What defines a quality relationship?
