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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology 5/2013

01-07-2013

Early Fathering as a Predictor of Later Psychosocial Functioning Among Preschool Children with Behavior Problems

Auteurs: Sharonne D. Herbert, Elizabeth A. Harvey, Claudia I. Lugo-Candelas, Rosanna P. Breaux

Gepubliceerd in: Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology | Uitgave 5/2013

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Abstract

The present study examined the role of early fathering in subsequent trajectories of social emotional and academic functioning of preschool children with behavior problems. Participants were 128 preschool-aged children (73 boys, 55 girls) with behavior problems whose biological fathers took part in a longitudinal study. Children were 3 years of age at the beginning of the study and were assessed annually for 3 years. Early paternal depressive symptoms predicted many aspects of children’s outcome 3 years later, including externalizing and internalizing problems, social skills deficits, and lower cognitive and academic functioning, and predicted changes in children’s externalizing, internalizing, and social problems across the preschool years. Paternal socioeconomic status (SES) also consistently predicted children’s later functioning across these domains. Furthermore, self-reported paternal attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and laxness, as well as observed frequent commands were associated with later externalizing problems in children. Paternal depressive symptoms and laxness mediated the relation between paternal ADHD symptoms and child functioning. Results suggest that aspects of early father functioning play an important role in the psychosocial, cognitive, and academic development of preschool-aged children with behavior problems.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Early Fathering as a Predictor of Later Psychosocial Functioning Among Preschool Children with Behavior Problems
Auteurs
Sharonne D. Herbert
Elizabeth A. Harvey
Claudia I. Lugo-Candelas
Rosanna P. Breaux
Publicatiedatum
01-07-2013
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology / Uitgave 5/2013
Print ISSN: 2730-7166
Elektronisch ISSN: 2730-7174
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-012-9706-8

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