Smart beginnings predicts reduced externalizing behavior via parental negative demeanor during discipline

IF 2.2 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology Pub Date : 2025-04-23 DOI:10.1016/j.appdev.2025.101796

Caitlin F. Canfield , Ashleigh I. Aviles , Elizabeth B. Miller , Erin Roby , Leah Hunter , Pamela A. Morris-Perez , Alan L. Mendelsohn , Daniel Shaw

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Abstract

The goal of this study was to examine the impacts of the Smart Beginnings (SB) intervention, a tiered model that combines universal primary prevention and targeted secondary prevention, on parental negative affect during discipline and children's externalizing behavior. Analyses included 273 families who were randomly assigned to SB or control groups at birth. Parental negative affect during discipline and child externalizing behavior were assessed through parent report at age four and six, respectively. Compared to the control group, families in SB had significantly reduced parental negative affect during discipline, with indirect effects on children's externalizing behavior through impacts on parent affect during discipline, both for the full sample and specifically for families with increased risks. Findings suggest that interventions aimed at promoting positive parent-child interactions may have important impacts on parenting behaviors and may prevent the onset of child behavior problems, with important implications for the implementation of preventive interventions.

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聪明的开端预示着父母在管教过程中的消极行为会减少外化行为

本研究的目的是研究智能开始（SB）干预的影响，这是一个结合普遍一级预防和有针对性的二级预防的分层模型，对父母在管教和儿童外化行为中的负面影响。分析包括273个家庭，这些家庭在出生时被随机分配到SB组或对照组。在4岁和6岁时分别通过父母报告评估父母在管教和儿童外化行为中的消极影响。与对照组相比，SB家庭在管教过程中父母负性情感显著减少，并通过影响管教过程中父母情感间接影响儿童的外化行为，无论是对整个样本还是对风险增加的家庭都是如此。研究结果表明，旨在促进积极的亲子互动的干预措施可能对父母行为产生重要影响，并可能预防儿童行为问题的发生，这对实施预防性干预措施具有重要意义。

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Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology focuses on two key concepts: human development, which refers to the psychological transformations and modifications that occur during the life cycle and influence an individual behavior within the social milieu; and application of knowledge, which is derived from investigating variables in the developmental process. Its contributions cover research that deals with traditional life span markets (age, social roles, biological status, environmental variables) and broadens the scopes of study to include variables that promote understanding of psychological processes and their onset and development within the life span. Most importantly.