Time spent with child and parental agreement about preschool children's behavior

Although there is a common core of agreement in parental perceptions of their preschool-age sons' problem behavior, perceptions of 107 parents became more concordant as fathers increased the amount of time they spent with their sons. At least within the context of a sample who were at risk for...

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Published inPerceptual and motor skills Vol. 79; no. 1 Pt 1; p. 336
Main Authors Fitzgerald, H E, Zucker, R A, Maguin, E T, Reider, E E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.08.1994
Subjects
Child Behavior Disorders - psychology
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Observer Variation
Parent-Child Relations
Parents
Substance-Related Disorders
Time Factors
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Summary:Although there is a common core of agreement in parental perceptions of their preschool-age sons' problem behavior, perceptions of 107 parents became more concordant as fathers increased the amount of time they spent with their sons. At least within the context of a sample who were at risk for developing abuse of alcohol or other substances and antisocial behavior, fathers who spent less time with their sons perceived them to be less troubled than mothers perceived them to be.
ISSN:0031-5125
DOI:10.2466/pms.1994.79.1.336