Transactional associations of child irritability and anxiety with parent psychological control in Taiwanese school-aged children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Child irritability and anxiety are associated with parent psychological control; yet their transactional relations over time are not well-characterized at the within-person level. Research addressing generalizability of past Western-based literature in non-Western, collectivist community samples is lacking.

Methods

Sample comprised 285 children aged 8.8-11.4 years (145 girls; Mage = 9.9 years, SD = 0.6) in Northern Taiwan. Participants were assessed at baseline (T1), 6-month (T2), and 12-month (T3) follow-ups. Child irritability and anxiety symptoms were assessed using parent-rated Child Behavior Checklist. Parent psychological control was assessed using the parent- and child-rated Psychological Control Scale. Within-person processes were specified u

SUBMITTER: Lee KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10694542 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature