Pathways of Influence: Marital Relationships and Their Association with Parenting Styles and Sibling Relationship Quality

Abstract

We investigated the associations among marital relationship quality, mothers' parenting styles, and young children's sibling relationship quality drawing on the principles of family systems theory. Survey data were collected from 130 mothers who had a target child (mean age = 4.6 years) with a sibling close in age. The sample consisted of participants who self-identified as Mexican-American (49%), European-American (20%), and Taiwanese in Taiwan (24%). Structural equation modeling was used to test the direct and indirect effects of marital relationships on children's sibling relationship quality through parenting styles and the reciprocal association between sibling relationship quality and parenting styles. The findings revealed evidence of a direct effect of marital relationships on sibling relationship quality and bidirectional relations between sibling relationships and parenting styles. The importance of research on bidirectional associations between sibling relations and parenting styles is discussed.

Undergraduate Omani Students’ Identity and Perceptions of Parenting Styles

“…This finding is consistent with research on the authoritative parenting style that show it to be a strong predictor of positive children's outcomes across different cultures. Previous research shows that positive parenting styles (e.g., authoritative) are connected to a range of positive children's outcomes that include violence reduction (Spano, Rivera, & Bolland, 2011), psychological adjustment (Klein & Pierce, 2009), sibling relationship quality (Yu & Gamble, 2008), high school achievement (Assadi et al, 2007;Besharat, Azizi, & Poursharifi, 2011), social competence (Driscoll et al, 2008), and mastery goal orientation (Cheung & McBride-Chang, 2008;Gonzalez, Holbein, & Quilter, 2002). The connection between authoritative style and achievement identity status in the current study shows the connection between two optimal aspects in the identity development and the parenting styles.…”

Sibling Relationships

“…The link between marital and sibling relationships is positive as evidenced by studies showing that negativity and violence in marital and sibling relationships are linked in childhood and adolescence (e.g., Brody et al, 1994 ;Dunn, Deater-Deckard, Pickering, & Golding, 1999 ;Yu & Gamble, 2008 ) , and that these associations extend to sibling relationships in young adulthood (Milevsky, 2004 ;Panish & Stricker, 2001 ) . Retrospective accounts of parents' marital con fl ict during childhood also have been linked to sibling con fl ict later in adulthood (Poortman & Voorpostel, 2009 ) .…”

Estilos parentais e práticas educativas parentais: revisão sistemática e crítica da literatura

“…Percebendose que quando o casal tem um bom relacionamento, existe uma melhor qualidade no relacionamento entre os filhos (BRONFENBRENNER, 1989;MORRIS et al, 2013;MULVANEY et al, 2007;YU;GAMBLE, 2008).…”

“…Os diferentes contextos familiares, constituição, organização, estrutura e seus relacionamentos influenciam todos os membros da família e interferem nos problemas de comportamento e atos das crianças (BRONFENBRENNER, 1989;MORRIS et al, 2013;MULVANEY et al, 2007;YU;GAMBLE, 2008). Nos trabalhos que fazem parte desta revisão foram encontrados mais problemas de conduta em famílias de mães solteiras ou famílias recompostas comparativamente à família nuclear (SIMONS et al, 2006;SUPPLEE et al, 2007).…”

“…Dentre os trabalhos que comparam pais orientais e ocidentais, Liu e Guo (2010) Em outros dois estudos que examinam a qualidade do relacionamento conjugal e a associação entre os problemas de comportamento das crianças notou-se que os relacionamentos familiares interferem nos problemas de comportamento e atos das crianças e que o bom relacionamento do casal influencia para que exista uma melhor qualidade no relacionamento entre os filhos (MULVANEY et al, 2007;YU;GAMBLE, 2008).…”