Infancy parenting and externalizing psychopathology from childhood through adulthood

Developmental trends

Bibliographic Data

ID9787351
AuthorsMichael F Lorber (0000-0001-6827-5543, University of Minnesota System, corresponding author), Byron Egeland (University of Minnesota System)
Year2009
Volume45
Issue4
Pages909-912
Publication date2009-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDevelopmental Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0012-1649 • E-ISSN: 1939-0599
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/a0015675
PMID19586169
PMCIDPMC4532673
OpenAlexW2092114391
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited8

Developmental models and previous findings suggest that early parenting is more strongly associated with externalizing problems in early childhood than it is in adolescence. In this article, the authors address whether the association of poor-quality infancy parenting and externalizing problems "rebounds" in adulthood. Poor-quality infancy parenting was associated with externalizing problems at kindergarten and first grade (mother report) as well as at 23 and 26 years (self report). Infancy parenting was not significantly associated with either mothers' or youths' reports of externalizing problems at 16 years. These findings are consistent with the notion that poor-quality infancy parenting is a risk factor for externalizing problems in developmental periods for which externalizing behavior is most deviant

Association (psychology · Child rearing · Developmental psychology · Developmental psychopathology · Early childhood · Externalization · Parenting styles · Psychopathology · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Early Childhood Education and Development · Psychology