“…Negative control includes behaviours such as power-assertive control, negativity, coercive behaviours, hostility, utterance of criticism, intrusiveness, over-control and overinvolvement (Crockenberg & Litman, 1990;Parpal & Maccoby, 1985, Silverman & Ragusa, 1990. Responsiveness consists of behaviours like warmth, acceptance, approval, affection, synchrony between parent and child, contingent behaviour, responsiveness, sensitivity and involvement Kochanska & Kuczynski, 1991;Lindsey et al, 1997;Parpal & Maccoby, 1985;Putnam et al, 2002;Shamir-Essakow et al, 2004;Smith & Walden, 2001).…”