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Summary
94 Dutch families participated in an observational, longitudinal study to test whether the effect of challenging behaviors on children’s social anxiety differed between fathers and mothers. Fathers’ challenging parenting behavior predicted less subsequent observed social anxiety in the 4 year old child, but mothers’ challenging behavior predicted greater child anxiety.
Citation
Majdandžić, M., Möller, M., de Vente, W., Bögels, S.M. & van den Boom, D.C. (2014). Fathers’ challenging parenting behavior prevents social anxiety development in their 4-year-old children: A longitudinal observational study. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 42, 301-310.