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An exploration of parental sensitivity and child cognitive and behavioral development.

The current study attempted to show the relationship of paternal sensitivity and maternal sensitivity and their possible influences on child cognitive and behavioral development. This study used data collected as part of the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care, which is a longitudinal, multi-site study. Correlation and regression analyses were computed to examine relationships between the variables at child age 6 and 36 months. Results indicated paternal sensitivity was a significant positive predictor of child cognitive abilities and a negative predictor of both fathers' reports of children's externalizing and internalizing behaviors. Maternal sensitivity was a significant negative predictor of mothers' reports of children's externalizing behaviors. Interpretations of these results and directions for future research are discussed.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc5794
Date08 1900
CreatorsIngle, Sarah J.
ContributorsClark, Russell D., III, Cox, Randall J., Guarnaccia, Charles A.
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
FormatText
RightsPublic, Copyright, Ingle, Sarah J., Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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