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Examining the Contributions of Parents' Daily Hassles and Parenting Approaches to Children's Behavior Problems during

Ibrahim H Acar1, Sevval Nur Sezer1, İlayda Uculas1

  • 1Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Çekmeköy Campus, Ozyeğin University, 34794 Istanbul, Turkey.

Children (Basel, Switzerland)
|February 25, 2023
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Parenting daily hassles significantly contributed to children's behavior problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. These hassles indirectly impacted internalizing behaviors through positive parenting and externalizing behaviors via negative parenting approaches.

Area of Science:

  • Child Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • The COVID-19 pandemic presented unique challenges for parenting.
  • Parenting daily hassles and approaches are critical factors in child development.
  • Understanding these factors is crucial for addressing behavioral issues in children.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the direct and indirect effects of parenting daily hassles and approaches on children's externalizing and internalizing behavior problems.
  • To explore the mediating roles of positive and negative parenting in the relationship between daily hassles and child behavior.
  • To examine these dynamics within the specific context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Main Methods:

  • A sample of 338 preschool children and their parents in Turkey participated.
  • Parents completed self-report measures on daily hassles, parenting approaches, and child behavior problems.
  • Structural equation modeling was employed to analyze the direct and indirect relationships.

Main Results:

  • Higher levels of parenting daily hassles were directly associated with increased externalizing and internalizing behavior problems.
  • Parenting daily hassles indirectly predicted internalizing behaviors through a positive parenting approach.
  • Parenting daily hassles indirectly predicted externalizing behaviors through a negative parenting approach.

Conclusions:

  • Parenting daily hassles represent a significant risk factor for child behavior problems, both directly and indirectly.
  • Parenting approaches mediate the impact of daily hassles on child behavior, highlighting the importance of positive parenting.
  • These findings underscore the need for targeted parental support, especially during stressful periods like the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords:
behavior problemsparenting approachesparenting daily hasslesthe COVID-19 pandemic

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