Abstract
Using a cross-lagged panel design, this study examined the directionality of relations between parental psychological control and child relational aggression. Data were collected from a proportionally stratified sample of 600 Flemish 8- to 10-year-old children at 3 measurement points with 1-year intervals. Reciprocal effects were evident in mother-child dyads. Maternal psychological control was positively related to child relational aggression 1 year later, and child relational aggression was positively related to maternal psychological control 1 year later. The father-child dyads were best represented by unidirectional parent effects. Paternal psychological control was positively related to child relational aggression 1 year later. Surprisingly, these effects emerged only for relational aggression as indexed by mother and father reports and not for relational aggression as indexed by teacher and peer measures.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 907462694 |
| Pages (from-to) | 117-131 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- ADOLESCENT PROBLEM BEHAVIOR
- OVERT AGGRESSION
- MISSING DATA
- PHYSICAL AGGRESSION
- PRESCHOOL-CHILDREN
- PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR
- GENDER-DIFFERENCES
- REARING BEHAVIORS
- INTACT FAMILIES
- TIME