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Correlates of parental differential treatment: Parental and contextual factors during middle childhood

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posted on 2023-06-07, 18:45 authored by Naama Atzaba-Poria, Alison PikeAlison Pike
The current study examined whether parental and contextual risk factors contribute to mothers' and fathers' differential treatment (MDT/FDT) when accounting for sibling dyad characteristics. Also explored was whether family type (single mothers vs. 2 parents) moderated the links between the parental and contextual correlates and MDT. One hundred and seventy-two families with older (M = 7.4 years) and younger (M = 5.2 years) siblings were studied. Parents and children reported about the parent-child relationship, and parents reported about the children's characteristics, their own psychological resources, and contextual factors. Controlling for sibling dyad characteristics, FDT was predicted most consistently by household chaos. Furthermore, single mothers were not at risk per se for using more MDT but only when coupled with high maternal anger. 2008 by the Society for Research in Child Development, Inc. All rights reserved.

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  • Published

Journal

Child Development

ISSN

0009-3920

Issue

1

Volume

79

Page range

217-232

Pages

16.0

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  • Psychology Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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