Prosocial and externalizing behaviors in children raised by different-and same-gender parent families: new directions in parenting research.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Limited research focused on the association between parenting practices and children's prosocial and externalizing behaviors comparing same- and different-gender parent families. The present study considered 76 Italian families (73% same-gender and 27% different-gender parent families) with 8-year-old (SD = 2.17; 49% assigned female at birth) children born through assisted reproductive techniques, to explore parenting practices and children's prosocial and externalizing behaviors.

Method

We ran a Multiple-group-by-couple Structural Equation Model in which we estimated the predictive role of parenting on children's behaviors, controlling for age, gender, and family socioeconomic status using the Maximum Likelihood estimation.

Results

Results showed that bo

SUBMITTER: Baiocco R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10825949 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature