TY - JOUR
T1 - Parenting and the behavior problems of young children with an intellectual disability
T2 - Concurrent and longitudinal relationships in a population-based study
AU - Totsika, Vasiliki
AU - Hastings, Richard Patrick
AU - Vagenas, Dimitrios
AU - Emerson, Eric
PY - 2014/9/1
Y1 - 2014/9/1
N2 - We examined parenting behaviors, and their association with concurrent and later child behavior problems. Children with an intellectual disability (ID) were identified from a UK birth cohort (N = 516 at age 5). Compared to parents of children without an ID, parents of children with an ID used discipline less frequently, but reported a more negative relationship with their child. Among children with an ID, discipline, and home atmosphere had no long-term association with behavior problems, whereas relationship quality did: closer relationships were associated with fewer concurrent and later child behavior problems. Increased parent-child conflict was associated with greater concurrent and later behavior problems. Parenting programs in ID could target parent-child relationship quality as a potential mediator of behavioral improvements in children.
AB - We examined parenting behaviors, and their association with concurrent and later child behavior problems. Children with an intellectual disability (ID) were identified from a UK birth cohort (N = 516 at age 5). Compared to parents of children without an ID, parents of children with an ID used discipline less frequently, but reported a more negative relationship with their child. Among children with an ID, discipline, and home atmosphere had no long-term association with behavior problems, whereas relationship quality did: closer relationships were associated with fewer concurrent and later child behavior problems. Increased parent-child conflict was associated with greater concurrent and later behavior problems. Parenting programs in ID could target parent-child relationship quality as a potential mediator of behavioral improvements in children.
KW - Intellectual disability
KW - Longitudinal
KW - Parent-child relationship
KW - Parenting
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U2 - 10.1352/1944-7558-119.5.422
DO - 10.1352/1944-7558-119.5.422
M3 - Article
C2 - 25148056
AN - SCOPUS:84907738141
SN - 1944-7515
VL - 119
SP - 422
EP - 435
JO - American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
JF - American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
IS - 5
ER -