Abstract
The goal of this study was to examine the impact of different parenting characteristics on child disruptive behavior and emotional
regulation among a sample of at-risk children. The sample consisted of 373 Australian 5- to 9-year-old children who were screened
for serious behavior problems. Seven parenting variables based on self-report were evaluated, involving parenting practices,
emotion beliefs and behaviors, emotion expressiveness, and mental health. Outcome variables based on parent/teacher report
were child disruptive behavior problems and emotion regulatory ability. When entered simultaneously in a multiple regression
analysis, inconsistent discipline, negative parental emotional expressiveness, and parent mental health demonstrated the strongest
relationship to disruptive behavior problems and problems with emotion regulation. The data presented here elucidate multiple
risk pathways to disruptive behavior disorders and can inform the design of prevention and early intervention programs.
regulation among a sample of at-risk children. The sample consisted of 373 Australian 5- to 9-year-old children who were screened
for serious behavior problems. Seven parenting variables based on self-report were evaluated, involving parenting practices,
emotion beliefs and behaviors, emotion expressiveness, and mental health. Outcome variables based on parent/teacher report
were child disruptive behavior problems and emotion regulatory ability. When entered simultaneously in a multiple regression
analysis, inconsistent discipline, negative parental emotional expressiveness, and parent mental health demonstrated the strongest
relationship to disruptive behavior problems and problems with emotion regulation. The data presented here elucidate multiple
risk pathways to disruptive behavior disorders and can inform the design of prevention and early intervention programs.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Original Article
- Pages 1-19
- DOI 10.1007/s10578-012-0290-5
- Authors
- Melissa E. Duncombe, Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
- Sophie S. Havighurst, Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
- Kerry A. Holland, Bendigo Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and Schools Early Action (CASEA), Bendigo Health, Bendigo, VIC, Australia
- Emma J. Frankling, Austin CASEA, Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Journal Child Psychiatry & Human Development
- Online ISSN 1573-3327
- Print ISSN 0009-398X