Research Article

Relationship Between Child Rearing Attitudes of Mothers and Behavioral Problems in Primary School Children

Volume: 43 Number: 1 March 31, 2018
Neslim Güvendeğer Doksat , Cansu Ersoy , Arzu Önal Sönmez , Mehmet Kerem Doksat
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Relationship Between Child Rearing Attitudes of Mothers and Behavioral Problems in Primary School Children

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of the study was to investigate the relation between child rearing attitudes in mothers and behavioral problems in elementary school children.

Material and Methods. 128 children were selected with convenient sampling method from a school in Istanbul, 60 girls and 68 boys, were enrolled in the study. The Parental Attitude Research Instrument (PARI) and Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 6-18 (CBCL/6-18) were administered to mothers as data collection tools, and a Sociodemographic Information Form prepared by the authors was also used.

Results: Increment was observed in the scores of children’s anxiety/depression levels, social introversion, thought problems and internalization levels in line with the scores of the mothers’ over-controlling mothering. As the democratic attitude level scores increased, children’s sociability scores also increased. Additionally, as the strict discipline level scores increased, scores related with children’s aggressive behavior, social problems and externalization levels also increased.

Conclusion: As a summary, a significant relation was determined between parenting attitudes in mothers and behavioral problems encountered in children.

Keywords

Child rearing,mother’s attitude,behavior

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