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The associations among maternal negative control, children's social information processing patterns, and teachers'

Yair Ziv1, Haggai Kupermintz2, Ora Aviezer3

  • 1Department of Counseling and Human Development, University of Haifa, Haifa 31905, Israel.

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
|October 10, 2015
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Maternal negative control is linked to children

Area of Science:

  • Child Development
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Social Information Processing

Background:

  • Social information processing (SIP) and social behavior in preschoolers are well-established.
  • The developmental antecedents of SIP in early childhood require further investigation.
  • Parent-child relationship quality is theorized as a key contributor to children's SIP.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the associations between mother-child relationship quality, children's SIP patterns, and their preschool behavior.
  • To test a theoretical model linking maternal parenting styles to child SIP and behavioral outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Structural equation modeling was used to analyze data from 218 preschool and kindergarten children and their mothers.
  • Mother-child relationship quality was assessed through direct observation of dyadic play.
  • Child SIP patterns were measured via direct interview, and child behavior was reported by teachers.

Main Results:

  • A significant indirect pathway was identified from maternal negative control to negative teacher-perceived child behavior.
  • This association was mediated by less competent social information processing (SIP) patterns in children.
  • The findings remained robust after controlling for socioeconomic and linguistic variables.

Conclusions:

  • Maternal negative control negatively impacts children's social information processing (SIP) abilities.
  • Impaired SIP, in turn, is associated with negative behavioral perceptions in preschool settings.
  • The quality of the mother-child relationship is a critical factor influencing children's social competence and behavior.

Keywords:
Disruptive behaviorKindergartenMaternal negative controlMother–child relationshipsPreschoolSocial information processingSocial skills

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