Relation of maternal personality to perceptions of environmental chaos in the home

Wachs, Theodore D.

doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2012.11.003

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“…Parental reports of child problem behaviors might be determined partly by subjective criteria for what parents consider to be problem behavior, and these criteria may be dependent on cultural norms or socioeconomic circumstances such as crowding. 52 In this study, we found nonsignificant SNP heritability for parent-reported internalizing problems in 7-year-old children. One reason for this finding could be the difficulty in assessing internalizing symptoms in early childhood.…”

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confidence: 43%

Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Heritability of Behavior Problems in Childhood: Genome-Wide Complex Trait Analysis

Pappa

Fedko

Mileva‐Seitz³

et al. 2015

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psych

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confidence: 43%

Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Heritability of Behavior Problems in Childhood: Genome-Wide Complex Trait Analysis

Pappa

Fedko

Mileva‐Seitz³

et al. 2015

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psych

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“…Additionally, the noise and crowding contributing to chaos may thwart teachers’ attempts to adequately communicate with children, resulting in more TSR conflict (Maxwell, 2010). Some research suggests that perceptions of chaos are related to individual’s sensitivity to chaos in their environment (Wachs, 2013); thus, higher TSR conflict in chaotic classrooms may be due to teachers’ sensitivity to noise. Chaos in the classroom may also further deplete teachers’ energy resources, which could contribute to conflict with students.…”

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“…Second, teachers with more experience may be more comfortable allowing chaos in their classrooms, in part because they know they can reestablish order and routine when needed, but also because they may also have lower sensitivity to noise and disorganization and higher tolerance of chaos. Some evidence suggests that the association between higher observed home chaos and parent’s reports of chaos is moderated by parent’s stimulus sensitivity, such that there is a stronger and positive association between observed chaos and parent reported chaos when parents were higher in stimulus sensitivity (Wachs, 2013). The positive relation between experience and chaos may indicate some selection criterion whereby teachers who are less sensitive to chaos remain in teaching.…”

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Effortful control and school adjustment: The moderating role of classroom chaos

Berger

Valiente

Eisenberg

et al. 2017

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

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Guided by the person by environment framework, the primary goal of this study was to determine whether classroom chaos moderated the relation between effortful control and kindergarteners’ school adjustment. Classroom observers reported on children’s (N = 301) effortful control in the fall. In the spring, teachers reported on classroom chaos and school adjustment outcomes (teacher-student relationship closeness and conflict, and school liking and avoidance). Cross-level interactions between effortful control and classroom chaos predicting school adjustment outcomes were assessed. A consistent pattern of interactions between effortful control and classroom chaos indicated that the relations between effortful control and the school adjustment outcomes were strongest in high chaos classrooms. Post-hoc analyses indicated that classroom chaos was associated with poor school adjustment when effortful control was low, suggesting that the combination of high chaos and low effortful control was associated with the poorest school outcomes.

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“…A few studies bear directly on sensitivity and PSE. Wachs () found that mothers high on stimulus sensitivity , a variable combining the HSP Scale and a noise‐sensitivity measure, reported more perceived chaos in their homes than low scorers (perceived chaos is an aspect of PSE). Interestingly, high‐SPS scorers' self‐reported PSEs were also more accurate than lower SPS scorers, in that their ratings were more consistent with observers' rating of chaos in their homes.…”

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Sensory Processing Sensitivity and the Subjective Experience of Parenting: An Exploratory Study

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Nardone

et al. 2019

Family Relations

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Objective To explore the relationship between sensory processing sensitivity (SPS) and parental subjective experience (PSE). Background SPS is a temperament trait characterized by greater sensitivity to environmental and social stimuli; no previous research has examined the relation of SPS to PSE (e.g., how much parents feel parenting is difficult or feel connected to their child). Method In the first of two online studies, mothers were unaware of the study's relation to SPS (N = 92). In the second, mothers (n = 802) and fathers (n = 65) were recruited through an SPS‐related website. SPS was assessed by the short version of the Highly Sensitive Person Scale; PSE by 27 items with three components—Parenting Difficulties, Good Coparenting Relationship, and Attunement to Child. Results Controlling or not for external stressors, negative affectivity, children's age, and socioeconomic status, high‐SPS mothers in both studies scored meaningfully higher on Parenting Difficulties and Attunement to Child; high‐SPS fathers scored higher on Attunement to Child. SPS had little association with Coparenting Relationship. Conclusion Parents high in SPS report more attunement with child, although mothers found parenting more difficult. Implications This information could aid family researchers, particularly by considering the role of adult temperament. It also suggests that interventions focused on high‐SPS parents could improve their parenting experience and hence perhaps enhance child development. Thus, this research and what may follow from it could advance both theory and practice.

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Relation of maternal personality to perceptions of environmental chaos in the home

Cited by 29 publications

References 64 publications

Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Heritability of Behavior Problems in Childhood: Genome-Wide Complex Trait Analysis

Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Heritability of Behavior Problems in Childhood: Genome-Wide Complex Trait Analysis

Effortful control and school adjustment: The moderating role of classroom chaos

Sensory Processing Sensitivity and the Subjective Experience of Parenting: An Exploratory Study

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