Relationship between parental discipline and children's ability to cope with stress |
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Authors: | Miriam A. Zabin Barbara G. Melamed |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Psychology, West Virginia University, 26506 Morgantown, West Virginia;(2) Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Florida, 32610 Gainesville, Florida |
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Abstract: | A questionnaire was developed to assess the use of disciplinary methods by parents regarding their children's approach to fearful situations. The predictive validity of this tool was evaluated by correlational analyses with the assessment of fear (behavioral, subjective, and physiological) in their children during hospitalizations for surgery. The results confirmed the usefulness of the questionnaire. Parents who reported use of positive reinforcement, modeling, and persuasion as ways of encouraging the child to deal with fearful situations had children who were low in anxiety during the actual stressful life experience. The reported use of punishment, force, or reinforcement of dependency was correlated with higher anxiety. Differences in the use of these methods by mothers and fathers are reported. The reliability of the questionnaire and its relationship to social desirability and the sex of the child are discussed. |
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Keywords: | parent discipline child anxiety hospitalization child development questionnaire |
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