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How Does Parenting Styles Effect Socioemotional
Development in Early Childhood
Jessica Martinez
Department of Psychology, Cerritos College
PSYC251-313460-LEC: Developmental Psychology
Dr. Alabi
12/11/2022
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Barber, B. K. (1996). Parental Psychological Control: Revisiting a Neglected Construct.
Child
Development
,
67
(6), 3296–3319.
https://doi.org/10.2307/1131780
This article makes the case for the need of explicitly concentrating on the idea of parental
psychological control of children in socialization research. The meaning of control is
when parents invalidate and manipulate a child’s emotional experience. The study had
three basic purposes: (1) to show that psychological control could be reliable and
measured, (2) to confirm its salience to aspects of youth development and (3) to
determine whether psychological control would be associated specifically with youth
internalized issues. According to the study, psychological control is a highly important
predictor of adolescent problem behaviors. The connections it has with depression and
antisocial behavior are important because they are effects of the youth’s position in social
strata. Barber concludes that there is still more work to be done on parenting practices;
Especially, practices that allow their child to feel validated of their feelings.
Chung, S., Zhou, Q., Anicama, C., Rivera, C., & Uchikoshi, Y. (2019). Language Proficiency,
Parenting Styles, and Socioemotional Adjustment of Young Dual Language Learners.
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
,
50
(7), 896–914.
https://doi-
org.libproxy.calbaptist.edu/10.1177/0022022119867394
This article focused on dual language learners, which was important to consider since
32% of all children in the US have one parent that speaks a different language, (Chung,
2019). Adding on, the article addresses two types of races: Hispanics and Chinese and
how their culture influences their parenting style. It was found that authoritative
parenting was associated with children having lower externalizing problems and higher
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Development in Early Childhood
prosocial behavior. The article also discussed how having a parent that does not speak the
same language as their child effects the relationship. If children cannot communicate with
their parents, they will not be able to form that bond and parents will not understand how
their child can express themselves. The result of this is children will struggle when trying
to form relationships with their peers and may develop anxiety.
Elizabeth M Westrupp, Jacqui A Macdonald, Clair Bennett, Sophie Havighurst, Christiane E
Kehoe, Denise Foley, Tomer S Berkowitz, Gabriella Louise King, & George J Youssef.
(2020). The Child and Parent Emotion Study: protocol for a longitudinal study of parent
emotion socialisation and child socioemotional development.
BMJ Open
,
10
(10).
https://doi-org.libproxy.calbaptist.edu/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038124
Emotion competence refers to the ability to recognize, understand, effectively regulate,
and manage the expression of emotions. These skills are foundational and underpin
lifelong well-being and mental health; By determining our ability to form/maintain
relationships, manage conflict, and navigate the challenges of daily life. Difficulties with
emotion regulation are linked to child internalizing and externalizing problems, to peer
rejection, anti-social behavior, and suicide risk. These associations are known to persist
into later life, where adults with poor self-regulation are more likely to have mental
health problems. Measures include validated parent-report tools assessing parent emotion
socialization ( i.e. parent beliefs, the family emotional climate and parent emotion
regulation) and age-sensitive measures of child outcome ( i.e. emotion regulation and
socioemotional adjustment).
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Gallagher, K. C. (2002). Does child temperament moderate the influence of parenting on
adjustment?Â
Developmental Review
,Â
22
(4), 623–643.
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0273-
2297(02)00503-8Â
Gallagher explains in her article that results of child adjustment are tangentially
correlated with parental socialization and child temperament. The main effect models
have produced useful data, but they are unable to explain the mechanisms through which
adjustment takes place. It is argued that parental influences on a child's adjustment are
tempered by the behavioral traits of the child. One of the findings demonstrated that
when children are more difficult and are not able to manage their emotional experience, it
is associated with negative parenting. However, parents feel the need to set boundaries
and choose harsh parenting styles to ‘control’ their child. Gallagher suggests the best way
to handle child temperament is for parents to spend time with their child and recognize
their emotions and behavior.
Groh, A. M., Fearon, R. M. P., IJzendoorn, M. H., Bakermans, K. M. J., & Roisman, G. I. (2017).
Attachment in the Early Life Course: Meta-Analytic Evidence for Its Role in
Socioemotional Development.
Child Development Perspectives
,
11
(1), 70–76.
https://doi-
org.libproxy.calbaptist.edu/10.1111/cdep.12213
Questions arise on the topic of attachment theory and if there is any evidence that can
support claims brought up by the theory. One of the claims that is brought up is whether
attachment early on in a child's life can have positive or negative changes throughout
their young life. Attachment theory is the theory that humans are born with a need to
form a close emotional bond with a caregiver. Experiences in a child’s life contains
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insensitivity and sensitivity, which can change a child perception of themselves, other
people, and changes in their own development. Adding on, the theory makes a claim that
a child’s early bond can be determined through their own individual characteristics that
can decided the best socioemotional outcome. Now meta-analysis came up with evidence
to support the claim that attachment security is not associated with a child’s temperament,
but it can have a long-term effect on a child’s socioemotional development.
Lionetti, F., Aron, E. N., Aron, A., Klein, D. N., & Pluess, M. (2019). Observer-Rated
Environmental Sensitivity Moderates Children’s Response to Parenting Quality in Early
Childhood.
Developmental Psychology
,
55
(11), 2389–2402.
https://doi-
org.libproxy.calbaptist.edu/10.1037/dev0000795
Parental care influences a child's socioemotional and cognitive development; it is one of
the most powerful, reliable, and consistent indicators of a child development. Some
children are more sensitive to their surroundings than others and according to a few
developmental theories most of the empirical data to support these beliefs is based on
distant markers of sensitivity. This study offers proof that environmental sensitivity can
moderate the impact of parenting on young children's development, based on
behaviorally obscured environmental sensitivity. The research implies that due to
individual variations in sensitivity, not all children are equally sensitive to the effect of
environmental quality. Some being more vulnerable to adversity, but also more likely to
thrive when exposed to favorable environmental conditions. Furthermore,
psychometrically does not entirely overlap with other temperamental qualities associated
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to sensitivity, and strongly moderates both good and bad parenting practices in the
prediction of developmental outcomes.
Marquis, B. C., Bernier, A., Cimon, P. C., & Sirois, M. (2022). Trajectory of quality of mother‐
child interactions: Prospective links with child socioemotional functioning.
Social
Development
, 1.
https://doi-org.cerritoscoll.idm.oclc.org/10.1111/sode.12644
Marquis demonstrates that in his research the quality of mother child interactions is an
important factor of child socioemotional development. The purpose of this study was to
examine the trajectory of the quality of mother-child interactions between the ages two
through seven. Along with the connection between individual differences in this
trajectory and socioemotional development in children by the age of eight. The results
showed that children who experience lower quality time displayed less internalizing
behavior. Whereas children who experience higher quality time showed more prosocial
and less externalizing behavior. Overall, this study is evidence that parent-child
relationships are crucial for socioemotional development in early life.
Marusak, H. A., Thomason, M. E., Sala, hamrick, K., Crespo, L., & Rabinak, C. A. (2018).
What’s parenting got to do with it: emotional autonomy and brain and behavioral
responses to emotional conflict in children and adolescents.
Developmental Science
,
21
(4), 1.
https://doi-org.cerritoscoll.idm.oclc.org/10.1111/desc.12605
The Wiley Developmental Science Journal article looks at the two dimensions of
parenting and how they may affect child development. The first dimension is care which
is the warm/affection on one end and indifferent/rejection on the other. Another
dimension is psychological control, marked as overprotection/intrusion on one end and
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encouragement/independence on the other. For instance, a parent with strong
psychological control might criticize a child's attempt to solve difficulties and take charge
if the child tries to start his/her own ideas. When exposed to emotional conflict they
discovered that children who perceive higher levels of parental control give quicker, but
less accurate answers and have lower involvement of brain areas involved in emotion
conflict processing. These results support the idea that perceived parental psychological
overprotection, during the adolescent transition may restrict a child's emotional autonomy
and capacity to manage challenging social emotional interactions.
Nazemi-Harandi, A., Jazayeri, S., & Saberi, H. (2022). Predicting Children’s Socioemotional
Problems Based on Parenting Styles With the Mediating Role of Social Support .
Arak
Medical University Journal
,
25
(1), 72–87.
https://doi-
org.libproxy.calbaptist.edu/10.32598/JAMS.25.1.6618.1
In this article, Nazemi-Harandi, explains that emotional and social problems are top two
issues of mental illness. The study aimed to provide a model for predicting children
psychological problems based on parenting styles. The research was a cross-sectional
analytic study that composed of 230 people that answered parenting styles, social
support, and social emotional problem questionnaires. This study showed that parenting
styles have a major role in assuming a child’s social emotional problems. Adding on, the
results emphasize the critical role of early childhood and suggested the need to focus on
supporting mother-child interactions at this age. This was an interesting finding because
most articles address that both parent relationships are important; However, Nazemi-
Harandi only emphasizes the importance of the mother and child relationships.
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Razza, R. A., Martin, A., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2012). Anger and Children’s Socioemotional
Development: Can Parenting Elicit a Positive Side to a Negative Emotion?
Journal of
Child and Family Studies
,
21
(5), 845–856.
In predicting children social-emotional development, this study looked at the effect of
child anger and how it interacts with maternal affection. Researchers suggest that
negative emotionality is a key factor to parental perceptions of child ‘difficulty’, (Razza,
1989). Adding on, it's an important risk factor for social emotional development. The
study had shown that anger infancy is normal, despite how the parents are. However, it
was shown that children with affectionate parents were able to control their child’s anger,
whereas angry children with less affectionate parents could not. An interesting finding is
higher anger children perform better on delay of gratifications when they had their
mothers who were high in affection and warmth. This article brings a new insight on how
anger plays a role in a child’s emotional development depending on the parenting styles.
Sahithya, B. R., Manohari, S. M., & Vijaya, R. (2019). Parenting styles and its impact on
children – a cross cultural review with a focus on India.
Mental Health, Religion &
Culture
,
22
(4), 357–383.
https://doi-
org.cerritoscoll.idm.oclc.org/10.1080/13674676.2019.1594178
Sahithya, conducted research that investigates association between parenting styles and
child outcome. Though the study was conducted in India, the effect of parenting styles on
children is similar across any culture. The author explains that in our society the mother
is usually seen as a caregiver and the father is the main income with little involvement
with their child. Therefore, the mother is viewed as more authoritative and permissive.
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On the other hand, fathers are normally viewed as the authoritarian parent. The research
explained that authoritative parenting styles had better outcomes than uninvolved and
authoritarian parenting. Overall parenting is a difficult task that affects the child's
development in many areas including self-esteem social academic and mental health.
Speyer, L. G., Hang, Y., Hall, H. A., & Murray, A. L. (2022). The role of harsh parenting
practices in early‐ to middle‐childhood socioemotional development: An examination in
the millennium cohort study.
Child Development
,
93
(5), 1304–1317.
https://doi-
org.libproxy.calbaptist.edu/10.1111/cdev.13761
Patterson’s coercion model investigates how harsh parenting methods, which are
primarily reported by mother's effect children's development of behavioral issues,
hyperactive behaviors, and emotional issues. The article advocates for the importance of
dealing with parental concerns in households where children display social emotional
challenges to help prevent the escalation of additional problems. One factor that has been
associated with social emotional difficulties is harsh parenting which included both
verbal and physical punishment. Furthermore, this study found that harsh parenting takes
a toll on a child's mental health, and they can even suffer from depression in the future.
Lastly, Spencer suggests that more attention should be paid to public health campaigns
that can inform parents on the potential harmful effects of harsh parenting.
Yerkes, M. A., Hopman, M., Stok, F. M., & De Wit, J. (2021). In the best interests of children?
The paradox of intensive parenting and children’s health.
Critical Public Health
,
31
(3),
349–360.
https://doi-org.libproxy.calbaptist.edu/10.1080/09581596.2019.1690632
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The Department of Interdisciplinary Social Science implies that family environment and
parental guidance are the main factors of a child's emotional being. When there is a
positive relationship between the child and parent, the child will be happier and
confident. The proper approach in intensive parenting is defined as ‘child centered expert
guided emotionally absorbing labor intensive and financially expensive’, (Yerkes, 2021).
Adding on, the author suggested that parents must learn to recognize their child's
emotional cues, so that they may identify their emotions. Children that have been helped
in social emotional skills are taught to solve their own problems, to see other perspectives
and make compromises. Furthermore, these skills must be practiced, and parents can
support children in putting their skills into action, (Yerkes, 2021).
Zarra, N. M., Kiuru, N., Aunola, K., Zarra, N. M., Ahonen, T., Poikkeus, A., Lerkkanen, M., &
Nurmi, J. (2014). Social withdrawal in children moderates the association between
parenting styles and the children’s own socioemotional development.
Journal of Child
Psychology and Psychiatry
,
55
(11), 1260–1269.
https://doi-
org.libproxy.calbaptist.edu/10.1111/jcpp.12251
The Journal of Child Psychology and Physiatry examined the combined effects of
children's social withdrawal and parenting styles on children's socioemotional
development. The panel analysis showed that children who demonstrated signs of social
withdrawal were connected to the negative effects of low maternal affection. It should be
noted that the study examined the parent psychological control, which resulted that even
if a child showed positive effects of prosocial skills they were also associated with an
increase of their internalizing problems. This is an interesting finding because children
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who show positive effects of pro social skills seem to be at risk of pleasing their parents
over themselves. Adding on, the study discussed three parental styles dimensions:
affection, behavior control, and psychological control that are associated with children's
socioemotional development. A parent’s behavioral control such as disciplines, setting
limits, and demanding maturity predicts adaptive child development and low levels of
externalizing problem behavior. Furthermore, this article demonstrates that there are
many styles and techniques parents can use and each style can have different effect on a
child's socioemotional development.
Zarra-Nezhad, M., Viljaranta, J., Sajaniemi, N., Aunola, K., & Lerkkanen, M.-K. (2022). The
Impact of Children’s Socioemotional Development on Parenting Styles: The Moderating
Effect of Social Withdrawal.
Early Child Development and Care
,
192
(7), 1032–1044
It is commonly recognized that parenting has a significant impact on how children
behave and develop their socioemotional skills. The research in this study emphasized
connections between children's socioemotional development, parenting styles, and the
moderating role of children's social withdrawal. It was found that prosocial behavior
would discover to be correlated with high levels of affection from both parents. Whereas
parents who showed low level of affection resulted in their children experiencing social
withdrawals. Social withdrawals usually come from social fear as well as internal factors,
such as anxiety, negative self-esteem, and self-perceived difficulties in social skills
/relationships. This article is evidence that the way children form relationships and
develop their social skills is affected by their relationship with their parent.
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