TY - JOUR
T1 - The association between children’s behavior and parenting of caregivers
T2 - A longitudinal study in Japan
AU - Suzuki, Kota
AU - Kita, Yosuke
AU - Kaga, Makiko
AU - Takehara, Kenji
AU - Misago, Chizuru
AU - Inagaki, Masumi
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was partly supported by Grant-in Aids for Young Scientists (15K20756 to KS, 20780524 to YK) by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, and a Health and Labour Sciences Research Grant for Comprehensive Research on Disability Health and Welfare (H24 – SHINTAI/ CHITEKI – IPPAN – 007 to MI) from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Suzuki, Kita, Kaga, Takehara, Misago and Inagaki.
PY - 2016/2/1
Y1 - 2016/2/1
N2 - The purpose of this study was to elucidate the association between children’s behavior (i.e., prosocial and problematic behavior) and the parenting style (i.e., laxness and overreactivity) of their caregivers by using longitudinal data in the Japanese population. These data were collected when the children were 7.5 and 9 years. We proposed three hypotheses: children’s behavior at 7.5 years will predict their behavior at 9 years; children’s behavior at 7.5 years will predict the parenting of their caregivers; and the parenting style of caregivers will affect their children’s behavior at 9 years. We evaluated children’s behavior and parenting behavior using a strength and difficulties questionnaire and a parenting scale. The hypotheses were tested using structural equation modeling (SEM). The results of the SEM showed that children’s behavior at 7.5 years predicted their behavior at 9 years. Children’s problematic behavior at 7.5 years triggered overreactive parenting in their caregivers at 9 years, which increased problematic behavior and decreased prosocial behavior in the children at 9 years. These findings indicate the association between children’s behavior and the parenting style of caregivers in Japan.
AB - The purpose of this study was to elucidate the association between children’s behavior (i.e., prosocial and problematic behavior) and the parenting style (i.e., laxness and overreactivity) of their caregivers by using longitudinal data in the Japanese population. These data were collected when the children were 7.5 and 9 years. We proposed three hypotheses: children’s behavior at 7.5 years will predict their behavior at 9 years; children’s behavior at 7.5 years will predict the parenting of their caregivers; and the parenting style of caregivers will affect their children’s behavior at 9 years. We evaluated children’s behavior and parenting behavior using a strength and difficulties questionnaire and a parenting scale. The hypotheses were tested using structural equation modeling (SEM). The results of the SEM showed that children’s behavior at 7.5 years predicted their behavior at 9 years. Children’s problematic behavior at 7.5 years triggered overreactive parenting in their caregivers at 9 years, which increased problematic behavior and decreased prosocial behavior in the children at 9 years. These findings indicate the association between children’s behavior and the parenting style of caregivers in Japan.
KW - Child development
KW - Developmental disorders
KW - Family psychology
KW - Parenting
KW - Structural equation modeling
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U2 - 10.3389/fpubh.2016.00017
DO - 10.3389/fpubh.2016.00017
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85044758328
SN - 2296-2565
VL - 4
JO - Frontiers in Public Health
JF - Frontiers in Public Health
M1 - 17
ER -
