Mothers’ and fathers’ sensitivity with their two children
A longitudinal study from infancy to early childhood
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9789243 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth T Hallers-Haalboom, Elizabeth T Hallers‐Haalboom (Leiden University, corresponding author), Marleen G Groeneveld (0000-0001-8406-5861, Leiden University), Sheila R Van Berkel (0000-0003-4555-4456, Leiden University), Joyce J Endendijk (0000-0001-8149-912X, Leiden University), Lotte D Van Der Pol (0000-0003-0480-5802, Leiden University), Mariëlle Linting (0000-0002-6303-3251, Leiden University), Marian J Bakermans-Kranenburg (0000-0001-7763-0711, Leiden University), Judi Mesman (0000-0001-7506-9094, Leiden University) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 860-872 |
| Publication date | 2017-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Developmental Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-1649 • E-ISSN: 1939-0599 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/dev0000293 |
| PMID | 28459275 |
| OpenAlex | W2571899617 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 32 |
To examine the effects of child age and birth order on sensitive parenting, 364 families with 2 children were visited when the second-born children were 12, 24, and 36 months old, and their older siblings were on average 2 years older. Mothers showed higher levels of sensitivity than fathers at all assessments. Parental sensitivity increased from infancy to toddlerhood, and then decreased into early childhood. The changes in parental sensitivity with child age were similar for mothers and fathers, and mothers' and fathers' sensitivity levels were related over time. However, the changes in parental sensitivity toward the firstborn and second-born child were not related to each other, suggesting that parents' experiences with the firstborn child do not have implications for their sensitivity toward their second-born child. Instead, the child's own unique characteristics and developmental stage seem to play a more important role. These findings highlight the importance of considering developmental child characteristics in the study of parenting, and suggest that individual differences in attaining developmental milestones may affect parental sensitivity. (PsycINFO Database Record
Affect (linguistics · Birth order · Child development · Developmental psychology · Early childhood · Firstborn · Longitudinal study · Maternal sensitivity · MEDLINE · Population · PsycINFO · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Medicine · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 19 |
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| Citations per year | 2,38 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |