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Children’s Temperament: A Bridge between Mothers’ Parenting and Aggression

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  • Miguel A. Carrasco

    (Faculty of Psychology, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Campus Norte, Calle de Juan del Rosal, 10, 28040 Madrid, Spain)

  • Begoña Delgado

    (Faculty of Psychology, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Campus Norte, Calle de Juan del Rosal, 10, 28040 Madrid, Spain)

  • Francisco Pablo Holgado-Tello

    (Faculty of Psychology, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Campus Norte, Calle de Juan del Rosal, 10, 28040 Madrid, Spain)

Abstract

Childhood aggression is important to acknowledge due to its social impact and importance in predicting future problems. The temperament of a child and parental socialization have been essential in explaining behavioral problems, particularly in the case of childhood aggression. The aim of this study is to examine—from the parents’ perspective—the role of childhood temperament in the dynamic by which mothers’ reactions socialize their children’s aggression. We also explore how children’s gender and age differences affect these relationships. The sample was composed of 904 participants between 1 and 6 years old. The Early Childhood Behavior Questionnaire and the Children’s Behavior Questionnaire were used to evaluate children’s negative affect and effortful control. The Parent–Child Relationship Inventory Maternal was used to assess maternal communication and discipline, and child aggression was assessed using the Children’s Behavior Checklist. The results supported the mediating role of temperament in the processes by which perceived mothers’ reactions socialize their children’s aggression and suggested that maternal behaviors may not have the same consequences for girls and boys. Specifically, the aggressiveness of girls is dependent on a negative affect throughout toddlerhood and early childhood, while for boys, the duration of the negative affect’s contribution is shorter, and aggressiveness is more sensitive to the maternal behaviors of discipline and communication.

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  • Miguel A. Carrasco & Begoña Delgado & Francisco Pablo Holgado-Tello, 2020. "Children’s Temperament: A Bridge between Mothers’ Parenting and Aggression," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(17), pages 1-17, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:17:p:6382-:d:407537
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