Intact Nuclear Families: Associations between Parental Styles and School Children’s Behavior

Abstract

Regardless of family configurations, few studies address the concomitant assessment of mothers and fathers regarding their children’s behaviors and parenting practices. The objective was to compare and correlate the assessment of biological mothers and fathers of intact nuclear families on their parental practices and behavioral problems of their school-aged children. Fourth-two intact nuclear families answered to the following instruments: General Questionnaire, Parenting Style Inventory, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and Raven Progressive Matrices Test - Special Scale. The quantitative analysis showed that mothers and fathers presented similar assessments regarding the behavior of their children, though mothers reported more positive practices than fathers. Negative parenting styles were positively correlated with child behavioral problems. These findings contribute to the planning of preventive strategies and interventions directed to families.

Parental practices under the perspective of incarcerated fathers

“…Thus, the strategies used by fathers/ mothers to educate and deal with their children behavior can play different roles in their socio-emotional development, favoring or hindering such development (Alvarenga et al, 2016). The study by Sebastião et al (2020), for example, found that children with behavioral problems were more often exposed to negative than positive parenting practices, such as mild discipline, neglect and/or physical abuse.…”

Práticas educativas na homoparentalidade e o repertório comportamental de seus filhos

“…Palabras clave: homoparentalidad, inventário de estilos parentais, problemas de internalización, problemas de externalización A família pode ser considerada uma agência de controle do comportamento humano, isto é, a instituição familiar oferece contingências que controlam os comportamentos de seus membros, especialmente crianças e adolescentes (Skinner, 1953(Skinner, /2003. Além disso, o repertório comportamental dos filhos é influenciado pelo comportamento dos pais de duas maneiras: diretamente, pela forma em que se dá a interação entre pais e filhos e; indiretamente, sendo o comportamento parental um modelo que é aprendido pelos filhos (Alvarenga et al, 2016;Andrade et al, 2021;Bolsoni-Silva & Marturano, 2002;Bolsoni-Silva et al, 2009;Comodo et al, 2017;Gomide, 2009;Pinheiro et al, 2006;Pinheiro & Gomide, 2020;Santos & Wachelke, 2019, Sebastião et al, 2020.…”

“…As práticas parentais são relacionadas ao desenvolvimento ou não de problemas de comportamento nos filhos por diversos estudos (Alvarenga et al, 2016;Andrade et al, 2021;Bolsoni-Silva & Loureiro, 2011;Bolsoni-Silva & Maturano, 2008;Comodo et al, 2017;Marin et al, 2012;Pinheiro & Gomide, 2020;Salvo et al, 2005;Sebastião et al, 2020). Achenbach e Edelbrock (1979) identificaram duas amplas categorias de problemas de com-portamento: os comportamentos externalizantes -impulsividade, agressão, agitação, provocações, brigas, etc.…”