Internalizing and externalizing problems and parenting

Results from a S audi A rabian sample

Bibliographic Data

ID12609166
AuthorsJanet A Schwartz (0000-0001-5777-0573, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice University of Nebraska at Omaha USA, corresponding author), Mohammed Said Al‐Ghamdi (Center for Social and Humanities Research, King Abdulaziz University Jeddah Saudi Arabia), Ahmed Nezar Kobeisy (Center for Social and Humanities Research, King Abdulaziz University Jeddah Saudi Arabia), Fathiyah H Alqurashi (Center for Social and Humanities Research, King Abdulaziz University Jeddah Saudi Arabia), Eric J Connolly (0000-0003-4714-6739, Department of Criminal Justice Pennsylvania State University Abington USA), Kevin M Beaver (0000-0003-3042-3496, Center for Social and Humanities Research, King Abdulaziz University Jeddah Saudi Arabia)
Year2016
Volume26
Issue3
Pages263-275
Publication date2016-09-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Social Welfare (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1369-6866 • E-ISSN: 1468-2397
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/ijsw.12230
OpenAlexW2549843215
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited59

Relatively few studies have attempted to identify factors that contribute to variation in parental behavior. The literature has revealed associations between both internal and external factors in the variation in parenting behaviors. In addition, the vast majority of the existing literature has focused almost exclusively on Western cultures (e.g., the USA). The current study addresses these limitations by examining direct and indirect pathways involving both internal and external sources of influence on parenting behaviors in a sample of adults from Saudi Arabia (N = 196). The employed statistical models revealed robust and consistent direct associations between the examined internalizing sources of influence (self‐control and psychopathy) and parenting behaviors. Subsequent models revealed some evidence of mediation stemming from external sources of influence (namely, aggression). However, the resulting indirect effects were inconsistent, indicating that other, unmeasured mechanisms ultimately connect the examined internalizing problems and parenting behaviors

Aggression · Developmental psychology · Mediation · Moderated mediation · Personality · Psychopathy · Sample (material · Variation (astronomy · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Psychology · Social Psychology

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