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Dyadic Parenting and Children's Externalizing Symptoms
Author(s) -
Meteyer Karen B.,
PerryJenkins Maureen
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
family relations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1741-3729
pISSN - 0197-6664
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2009.00553.x
Subject(s) - psychology , developmental psychology , typology , parenting styles , association (psychology) , externalization , clinical psychology , social psychology , archaeology , psychotherapist , history
We explore dyadic parenting styles and their association with first‐grade children's externalizing behavior symptoms in a sample of 85 working‐class, dual‐earner families. Cluster analysis is used to create a typology of parenting types, reflecting the parental warmth, overreactivity, and laxness of both mothers and fathers in two‐parent families. Three distinct groups emerged: Supportive Parents, Mixed‐Support Parents, and Unsupportive Parents. Results indicate that dyadic parenting styles were related to teacher‐reported externalizing symptoms for boys but not for girls.