Research article summary (published 29 Nov 1997):

Antecedents of preschool children's internalizing problems: a longitudinal study of low-income families.

Full Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To examine antecedents of young children's internalizing problems using research related to emotion regulation to guide prediction. METHOD: Longitudinal data were collected on 86 low-income mother-child dyads to examine risk factors related to early internalizing problems as measured by the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). RESULTS: The following risk factors, assessed during infancy, were related to the development of preschool-age internalizing problems: negative emotionality, disorganized attachment classification, negative life events, exposure to child-rearing disagreements, and parenting hassles. In addition, the interaction of high negative emotionality and exposure to parental conflict added unique variance to the prediction of scores on the CBCL Withdrawal and Depression/Anxiety subscales. CONCLUSIONS: Children's preschool-age internalizing problems can be identified during infancy from multiple domains related to the development of emotion regulation. Further longitudinal work is encouraged that incorporates direct measurement of children's negative emotionality, parenting, and family factors that influence both parenting and children's emotion regulation.

Author information

Author/s: Shaw, D S (DS); Keenan, K (K); Vondra, J I (JI); Delliquadri, E (E); Giovannelli, J (J);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA.

Grants: NIMH 34528 (Agency:NIMH NIH HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

Journal: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)

Reference: 1997-Dec; vol 36 (issue 12) : pp 1760-7

Dates: Created 1998/01/15; Completed 1998/01/15; Revised 2007/11/14;

PMID: 9401338, status: MEDLINE (last retrieved date: 2/18/2009)

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Adolescent Adult Child, Preschool Female Humans Infant Internal-External Control

Male Mother-Child Relations Parenting - psychology Personality Assessment Personality Development Poverty - psychology Risk Factors

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