Temperament Moderates Associations Between Exposure to Stress and Children's Externalizing Problems

Temperament Moderates Associations Between Exposure to Stress and Children's Externalizing Problems

The interaction between a temperament profile (four groups determined by high vs. low resistance to control [unmanageability] and unadaptability [novelty distress]) and family stress in predicting externalizing problems at school in children followed from kindergarten through eighth grade (ages 5–13...

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Veröffentlicht in:Child Development. - Blackwell Publishers, 1930. - 84(2013), 5, Seite 1579-1593
1. Verfasser: Schermerhorn, Alice C. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Bates, John E., Goodnight, Jackson A., Lansford, Jennifer E., Dodge, Kenneth A., Pettit, Gregory S.
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2013
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Child Development
Schlagworte:Social sciences Health sciences Education
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Zusammenfassung:The interaction between a temperament profile (four groups determined by high vs. low resistance to control [unmanageability] and unadaptability [novelty distress]) and family stress in predicting externalizing problems at school in children followed from kindergarten through eighth grade (ages 5–13) was investigated. The sample consisted of 556 families (290 boys). At Time 1 just prior to kindergarten, mothers retrospectively reported on their child's temperament during infancy. Each year, mothers reported stress and teachers reported children's externalizing problems. Temperament profile was tested as a moderator of the stress–externalizing association for various time periods. Results indicated that the combination of high resistance to control and high unadaptability strengthens the stress–externalizing association. Findings are discussed in terms of possible underlying mechanisms.
ISSN:14678624