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Parenting and self‐regulation in preschoolers: a meta‐analysis
Author(s) -
Karreman Annemiek,
van Tuijl Cathy,
van Aken Marcel A. G.,
Deković Maja
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
infant and child development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.87
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1522-7219
pISSN - 1522-7227
DOI - 10.1002/icd.478
Subject(s) - psychology , self control , association (psychology) , developmental psychology , meta analysis , compliance (psychology) , emotional regulation , affect regulation , clinical psychology , social psychology , psychotherapist , medicine , attachment theory
A meta‐analysis of 41 studies was conducted to examine the strength of the relation between parenting (positive control, negative control and responsiveness) and self‐regulation in preschoolers. Results revealed significant associations between both types of parental control and self‐regulation, with effect sizes being small in magnitude. There was no significant association between self‐regulation and responsiveness. The strength of the association between parenting and self‐regulation varied with different conceptualizations of self‐regulation; positive and negative control were associated with child compliance, but not with inhibition and emotion regulation. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.