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Intergenerational Risk of Parentification and Infantilization to Externalizing Moderated by Child Temperament.

Amy K Nuttall¹, Qian Zhang², Kristin Valentino³

¹Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University.

Journal of Marriage and the Family

|November 20, 2019

Summary

Maternal instrumental caregiving history, including parentification and infantilization, increases children's risk for externalizing behaviors. Difficult child temperament can mitigate this intergenerational risk.

Keywords:

Family Processes Family Relations Intergenerational Parent-Child Relationships Parenting Transitions

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Developmental Psychology
Child Psychology
Family Studies

Background:

Filial responsibility encompasses children's instrumental or emotional caregiving roles.
Deviations from moderate instrumental responsibility, such as parentification (excessive) or infantilization (insufficient), pose developmental risks.
Previous research has not fully clarified the specific impact of instrumental caregiving on intergenerational outcomes or identified vulnerable child populations.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the intergenerational risk of maternal instrumental filial responsibility on children's externalizing behaviors.
To examine the moderating role of difficult child temperament in this association.

Main Methods:

A multi-site, longitudinal study design was employed.
Data were collected from a diverse sample of first-time mothers and their children during the third trimester of pregnancy, and at 12 and 36 months postpartum (N=374).

Main Results:

A curvilinear relationship was found between maternal history of instrumental caregiving and offspring externalizing symptoms, even after controlling for emotional caregiving.
Difficult child temperament significantly moderated this association.

Conclusions:

Maternal instrumental caregiving history is linked to increased risk of externalizing behaviors in offspring.
This risk is particularly pronounced at extreme levels of instrumental caregiving (high parentification or low infantilization).
The negative impact of maternal instrumental caregiving history on offspring externalizing behaviors is less pronounced when children exhibit a difficult temperament.