Does parental psychological control relate to internalizing and externalizing problems in early childhood? An examination using the Berkeley puppet interview

Parental psychological control has been linked to symptoms of psychopathology in adolescence, yet less is known about its correlates in childhood. The current study is among the first to address whether psychological control is related to internalizing and externalizing problems in early childhood....

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Published inInternational journal of behavioral development Vol. 37; no. 4; pp. 309 - 318
Main Authors Stone, Lisanne L., Otten, Roy, Janssens, Jan M. A. M., Soenens, Bart, Kuntsche, Emmanuel, Engels, Rutger C. M. E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.07.2013
Subjects
Adolescence
Adolescents
Behavior Problems
Children
Correlation
Evaluation Methods
Externalizing problems
Foreign Countries
Internalizing problems
Interviews
Maximum Likelihood Statistics
Netherlands
Parent Child Relationship
Parental control
Parenting Styles
Psychopathology
Puppetry
Responsiveness
Statistical Analysis
Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Netherlands
psychological control
internalizing problems
child self-report
parenting
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Summary:Parental psychological control has been linked to symptoms of psychopathology in adolescence, yet less is known about its correlates in childhood. The current study is among the first to address whether psychological control is related to internalizing and externalizing problems in early childhood. A community sample of 298 children aged 7.04 (SD = 1.15) years participated. Along with two other parenting dimensions (i.e., responsiveness and behavioural control), psychological control, internalizing and externalizing problems were assessed by means of the Berkeley Puppet Interview. Psychological control was associated with internalizing and externalizing problems, and this association remained significant while controlling for parental behavioural control and responsiveness. Results suggest that the maladaptive correlates of psychological control also manifest in developmental periods prior to adolescence. Still, it is unknown how psychological control and child psychopathology are related over time in childhood.
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ISSN:0165-0254
1464-0651
DOI:10.1177/0165025413490865