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Parent's perceived responsibility for children's problems.

P S Penfold

    Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Revue Canadienne De Psychiatrie
    |June 1, 1985
    PubMed
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    Parents are confused about child behavior causes due to conflicting advice. Most parents believe problems have multiple roots, with significant differences between mothers and fathers regarding responsibility.

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    Area of Science:

    • Child Psychology
    • Developmental Psychology
    • Family Studies

    Background:

    • Parenting advice has evolved over 300 years, influenced by socio-economic, ideological, and technological shifts.
    • Contemporary society presents confusion and ambiguity regarding optimal parent-child relationships.
    • Mothers are traditionally assigned primary responsibility for a child's behavior and social skills.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate parental perceptions of the origins of their children's emotional or behavioral problems.
    • To explore differences in attribution of responsibility between male and female parents.
    • To understand how parents formulate parental deficiencies in the context of child behavior issues.

    Main Methods:

    • A study involving parents attending a multidisciplinary pediatric clinic.
    • Parents were surveyed regarding their opinions on the source of their child's emotional or behavioral issues.
    • Analysis of parental attributions and formulations of deficiencies.

    Main Results:

    • Most parents reported confusion and conflicting advice regarding child-rearing.
    • The majority of parents concluded that their child's problems stemmed from multiple sources.
    • Significant differences were observed between male and female parents in assigning responsibility to themselves or their spouses.

    Conclusions:

    • Parental beliefs about child behavior are complex and influenced by societal changes.
    • Conflicting expert and lay advice contributes to parental uncertainty.
    • Gender plays a role in how parents perceive and attribute responsibility for child behavioral problems.

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