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Mothers, fathers, sons and daughters: parental sensitivity in families with two children.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Hallers-Haalboom, Elizabeth Theodora Mesman, Judi Groeneveld, Marleen G. Endendijk, Joyce J. Berkel, Sheila R. Van Pol, Lotte D. Van Der Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian J. |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | Most studies on early childhood parenting include only mothers. Fathers are rarely observed in interaction with their young children, although they play an important role in the socialization of their children. In this study, we observed parenting of mothers and fathers toward their sons and daughters in families with two children, using a within-family approach in a sample with systematically varying family constellations. Participants included 389 families with two children (1 and 3 years of age). Parenting practices were coded during free play using the Emotional Availability Scales (Biringen, 2008). Findings revealed that mothers showed higher levels of sensitivity and lower levels of intrusiveness toward their children than fathers. Furthermore, mothers and fathers were more sensitive and less intrusive toward their oldest child than toward their youngest child. Fathers' higher intrusiveness toward the youngest child was only found in the case of a youngest boy. Child gender was not related to parenting in any of the other analyses. Our results suggest that parent gender is more salient than child gender in the prediction of parenting practices in early childhood. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1037/a0036004 |
| PubMed reference number | 24635666 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 28 |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.diversityinparenting.nl/images/pdf/Hallers-Haalboom_Mesman_2014_Mother_Father_sensitivity.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1037/a0036004 |
| Journal | Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
