Anti-social Behaviour

Question 1

Pinquart (2017)

Answer 1

used a meta-analysis to find associations between parenting dimensions and externalising symptoms

he found that harsh control, psychological control and permissive parenting were associated with higher levels of externalising and conduct problems

whereas, parental warmth, behavioural control and autonomy granting were associated with significantly lower levels of externalising problems

Question 2

Deater-Deckard et al. (2012)

Answer 2

researched and investigated maternal executive dysfunction, harsh parenting and conduct problems

found that harsh parenting was linked with child conduct problems among mothers with poorer executive functions

implies that conduct problems in children may stem from a predisposition in mothers

Question 3

Gardener et al. (2006)

Answer 3

used RCT interventions to change parents’ responses to children’s behaviour

the treatment improved positive parenting which reduced children’s conduct problems