Parenting Styles, Family Characteristics, and Teacher-Reported Behavioral Outcomes in Kindergarten

Abstract

It is well established that parenting influences child behavior at home, but less is known about the associations between parenting and teacher reports of child behavior at school, an environment more distal from the home context. This study investigated the presence of authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, and uninvolved parenting styles (PS) in a community sample of 321 parents with kindergarteners (M age = 5.45 years) in the Northwestern United States. This study analyzed (1) which PS were present, (2) if PS was associated with family characteristics, (3) if teacher reported behavior problems in spring of children’s kindergarten year varied by PS, and (4) whether associations between PS and child behaviors were moderated by parenting stress. Study hypotheses were that PS would be associated with family characteristics, that teacher reported child behaviors would differ by PS, and that parenting stress would moderate the relationship between PS and behavior problems at school. Results indicated all PS were present. Chi-squares and ANOVA’s identified that PS were significantly associated with parenting stress and child problem behaviors. ANOVAs determined differences in parenting stress and problem behaviors depending on PS. ANOVAs revealed parenting stress moderated the relation between PS and child problem behavior. Few studies to date have analyzed the presence of all four PS among kindergarteners and the relationship this has with teacher-reported classroom behavioral concerns. This study sought to fill this gap as results have implications for targeted parenting prevention interventions to promote children’s social and behavioral adjustment during the transition to elementary school.

Effect of Adverse Childhood Experiences, Parenting Styles, and Family Accommodation on Patients Diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

“… 17 In addition, the parents’ own psychological problems (such as anxiety and depression) may also affect their parenting style, increasing the risk of children suffering from OCD to some extent. 18 Research has shown that parenting styles are significantly associated with parenting stress and childhood problematic behaviors, 19 and error monitoring might be a bridging factor between parenting styles and psychological resilience. 20 The overall hypothesis is that overcompensation and avoidance coping styles negatively impact upon eating attitudes and behaviors.…”