The role of harsh parenting practices in early- to middle-childhood socioemotional development: An examination in the Millennium Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: Patterson's coercion model describes a gradual escalation in maladaptive parent-child transactions whereby externalizing behaviors lead to increases in maladaptive parenting and vice versa. The current study investigates the role of (predominantly mother-reported) harsh parenting practices in the within-person development of conduct problems, hyperactive/inattentive behaviors, and emotional problems. A random-intercept cross-lagged panel model was fit across ages 3, 5, and 7 (N = 14,037, 49% female, 84% White) using the UK population-representative Millennium Cohort Study. Findings support Patterson's coercion model, providing evidence for reciprocal within-family relations between parenting practices and child behaviors. They suggest the importance of addressing parenting difficulties in

SUBMITTER: Speyer LG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9545411 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature