Understanding how child temperament, negative parenting, and dyadic parent–child behavioral variability interact to influence externalizing problems

Abstract

To better understand the development of externalizing behavior, the current study examines how multiple levels of influence (child temperament, negative parenting, and dyadic interactions) work together to increase externalizing behaviors over time. Negative parenting (NP) and observed dynamic dyadic behavioral variability (DBV) in parent-child interactions (e.g., in discipline and compliance) are char-1020

The importance of parent self‐regulation and parent–child coregulation in research on parental discipline

“…One of the most common ways risk is transmitted is via patterns of face-to-face, interpersonal interactions. Parent-child coregulation has emerged as a critical feature of interaction patterns associated with harsh discipline, child maltreatment, and corresponding behavior problems in children (Brown et al, 2022;Lunkenheimer et al, 2017Lunkenheimer et al, , 2018. Thus, a closer examination of how emotional, cognitive, and biological PSR shapes coregulation patterns could improve our understanding of the etiology of harsh discipline and its effects.…”

“…Additionally, emerging research suggests that parent–child coregulation is a strong candidate mechanism by which parents' harsh discipline influences children's adjustment (Brown et al, 2022; Lunkenheimer et al, 2017). Parent–child coregulation refers to the dynamic processes by which parent and child mutually regulate one another's emotions, cognitions, biology, and behavior; as such, it is considered an important developmental mechanism through which children internalize regulatory skills from early interactions with parents (Lunkenheimer et al, 2017).…”

“…This is surprising since most researchers agree that regulatory processes operate in a dynamic and integrated fashion, with different domains working together to support intra-and interpersonal goals (Diamond & Aspinwall, 2003). The equifinality implied by research findings in this area, suggesting that various parental regulatory difficulties lead to comparably maladaptive disciplinary practices (Deater-Deckard et al, 2012;Henschel et al, 2014), also highlights the value of empirically integrating multiple domains of PSR.Additionally, emerging research suggests that parentchild coregulation is a strong candidate mechanism by which parents' harsh discipline influences children's adjustment (Brown et al, 2022;Lunkenheimer et al, 2017). Parent-child coregulation refers to the dynamic processes by which parent and child mutually regulate…”

“…Additionally, emerging research suggests that parentchild coregulation is a strong candidate mechanism by which parents' harsh discipline influences children's adjustment (Brown et al, 2022;Lunkenheimer et al, 2017). Parent-child coregulation refers to the dynamic processes by which parent and child mutually regulate…”

Intervention-induced temperament changes in children: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial of the Incredible Years parent program.

“…For instance, children low in effortful control are more likely to show disruptive behavior, even more so for children within negative parenting environments (Olson et al, 2017). Additionally, a recent study by Brown et al (2022) found that for children with an "exuberant" temperament profile (high in surgency and low in effortful control), the relation between disruptive behavior and negative parenting intensified. Children with this profile in a negative parenting environment indeed had more disruptive behavior (Brown et al, 2022).…”