Do children fare for better and for worse? Associations among child features and parenting with child competence and symptoms

Rabinowitz, Jill A.; Drabick, Deborah A. G.

doi:10.1016/j.dr.2017.03.001

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“…There is also some evidence to suggest environmental sensitivity is stronger for girls (Corwyn & Bradley, ; Ramchandani et al., ; Silveira et al., ). Susceptibility may also interact with or work in concert with biological processes (e.g., stress response; neurobiological processes) that are influenced by sex (Eisenberg et al., ; McLaughlin, Rith‐Najarian, Dirks, & Sheridan, ; Rabinowitz & Drabick, ; Silveira et al., ; VanZomeren‐Dohm et al., ).…”

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“…In addition, supportive social environments may promote positive development despite considerable socioeconomic risk. Although most research on children's sensitivity to the effects of environmental contexts has focused on adversity, an exclusive focus on adversity may fail to represent the “bright side” of sensitivity to the potential health‐promoting effects of supportive contexts (van IJzendoorn & Bakermans‐Kranenburg, ; Pluess, ; Rabinowitz & Drabick, ).…”

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“…Some children may be especially sensitive to the benefits of supportive early environments. Genetic and temperamental factors have been identified that may confer sensitivity to positive environments (van IJzendoorn & Bakermans‐Kranenburg, ; Pluess, ; Rabinowitz & Drabick, ; Schlomer, Fosco, Cleveland, Vandenbergh, & Feinberg, ; Slagt, Dubas, & van Aken, ), and growing evidence suggests that autonomic nervous system reactivity may also act as a sensitivity factor. Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA), an index of parasympathetically mediated influences of the vagus nerve on cardiac output (i.e., vagal tone; Porges, ), is of particular interest as a factor that may confer environmental sensitivity.…”

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Infants’ Biological Sensitivity to the Effects of Maternal Social Support: Evidence Among Mexican American Families

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Ibrahim

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The identification of infants who are most susceptible to both negative and positive social environments is critical for understanding early behavioral development. This study longitudinally assessed the interactive effects of infant vagal tone (respiratory sinus arrhythmia; RSA) and maternal social support on behavioral problems and competence among 322 low-income Mexican American mother-infant dyads (infants: 54.1% female) and explored sex differences. Infant RSA was calculated from resting HR data at 6 weeks of age. Mothers reported on general social support, partner support, and family support at 6 months, and infant behavioral problems and competence at 1 year. Two-way interactions (RSA 9 support source) were evaluated to predict behavioral problems and competence, adjusting for covariates. Results indicated higher competence among infants with lower RSA whose mothers reported higher general support or higher partner support. Interactive effects on behavior problems of RSA with maternal partner or family support were only found for female infants: Girls with higher RSA showed more behavior problems when mothers reported low support, but fewer problem levels in the context of high support. Our results suggest that infant RSA is an important moderator of the effects of the early social environment on early development.

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“…Furthermore, adolescence is associated with new challenges for parents of children with ASD, such as higher social demands and puberty challenges around hygiene [Navot, Jorgenson, & Webb, 2017]. The review of Rabinowitz and Drabick [2017] stresses the importance of parenting for typically developing children during adolescence, in order to become more autonomous, and to gain social and emotional competence. The study further emphasizes that specific child characteristics are associated with differential vulnerability and susceptibility to parenting behaviors.…”

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Parenting adolescents with ASD: A multimethod study

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A number of studies have concluded that parents of children with ASD experience high levels of parenting stress. However, little is known about their parenting behaviors. Especially parenting in adolescence remains under investigated, although this period is associated with additional challenges for both adolescents and their parents. In this study, 44 adolescents with ASD and a control group of 38 adolescents without ASD, aged 12-16 years old, participated together with their mother. We compared parenting behaviors between the two groups, based on observations of mother-child interactions and a questionnaire that was filled out by the mother. During the observation, mothers of adolescents with ASD showed more sensitivity and creativity, compared to the control group. In addition, the questionnaire responses indicated that mothers in the ASD group adapted the environment more by for example, establishing routines. Furthermore, this study investigated the role of parenting stress and ASD characteristics of the mother on parenting behavior. Parenting stress was associated with less self-reported positive parenting. Higher levels of ASD characteristics of the mother were related to more negativity and less sensitivity during the observation in both groups, and more self-reported harsh punishment and adapting the environment in the control group only.

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“…In the context of sensitivity to the family environment, children with reactive temperament may be particularly likely to respond to a hostile or angry parent with protective strategies such as aggression, due to their heightened neurobiological sensitivity to threat. Concurrently, given their elevated emotional reactivity, youth with reactive temperaments may have the most potential to benefit from positive parenting strategies focused on increasing regulation of negative emotions and helping the child shift from negative to positive emotional states (Rabinowitz & Drabick, ). In contrast, children with less reactive temperaments may have better emotional control overall, and thus require less directive support as well as respond less intensely to harsh or intrusive parenting (Rabinowitz & Drabick, ).…”

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Patterns of Sensitivity to Parenting and Peer Environments: Early Temperament and Adolescent Externalizing Behavior

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Noroña

Morgan

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Although parenting behavior and friendship quality predict adolescent externalizing behaviors (EBs), individual differences in temperament may differentially affect susceptibility to these factors over time. In a multi-method and multi-informant study of 141 children followed prospectively from toddlerhood to adolescence, we tested the independent and interactive associations of age 3 reactive temperament (e.g., negative emotionality) and age 13 observed parenting (i.e., positive and negative behavior) and friendship (i.e., conflict and warmth), with multi-informant ratings of age 15 aggression and rule-breaking behavior. Negative parenting predicted growth in parent-rated EB, but only for adolescents with early reactive temperament. Temperament did not affect sensitivity to positive parenting or friendship. Results are discussed in the context of differential susceptibility theory and intervention implications for adolescents.

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Do children fare for better and for worse? Associations among child features and parenting with child competence and symptoms

Cited by 26 publications

References 186 publications

Infants’ Biological Sensitivity to the Effects of Maternal Social Support: Evidence Among Mexican American Families

Infants’ Biological Sensitivity to the Effects of Maternal Social Support: Evidence Among Mexican American Families

Parenting adolescents with ASD: A multimethod study

Patterns of Sensitivity to Parenting and Peer Environments: Early Temperament and Adolescent Externalizing Behavior

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