Parenting style influences bullying: a longitudinal study comparing children with and without behavioral problems.

ABSTRACT:

Background

More optimal parenting has been linked with lower rates of bullying. However, it is not clear whether parenting can alter the trajectories of bullying among children diagnosed with ADHD or ODD as well as those who are not so diagnosed. This study examined whether parenting at age 4-5 years was associated with changes in bullying over the next 4 years among children with Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) with and without comorbid Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) relative to children without these disorders.

Method

Children from the New York metropolitan area (n = 162) were prospectively studied over six annual assessment points between preschool and 9 years of age. Parenting was assessed by laboratory observations of the parent and child; teachers

SUBMITTER: Rajendran K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4670820 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature