Department of Psychology: Recent submissions
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Attributions and attitudes of mothers and fathers in Kenya
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2011-04-01)The present study examined differences and similarities between Kenyan mothers and fathers in attributions regarding successes and failures in caregiving situations and progressive versus authoritarian attitudes. -
Measurement invariance of discipline in different cultural contexts
(Taylor & Francis, 2011-06-01)The measurement invariance of mother-reported use of 18 discipline strategies was examined in samples from 13 different ethnic/cultural groups in nine countries (China, Colombia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, the Philippines, ... -
Social adjustment of Kenyan orphaned grandchildren, perceived caregiving stresses and discipline strategies used by their fostering grandmothers
(Psykologiska institutionen, Göteborgs universitet, 2004)The aim of the thesis was to examine whether experienced stress, adjustment of orphans and discipline strategies used by 328 grandmothers were linked to disruptions in life courses that occurs when children are orphaned ... -
The association between parental warmth and control in thirteen cultural groups.
(American Psychological Association, 2011-10)The goal of the current study was to investigate potential cross-cultural differences in the covariation between two of the major dimensions of parenting behavior: control and warmth. Participants included 1421 (51% female) ... -
Boys’ and girls’ relational and physical aggression in nine countries
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2012-07)Distinguishing between relational and physical aggression has become a key feature of many developmental studies in North America and Western Europe, but very little information is available on relational and physical ... -
Agreement in mother and father acceptance-rejection, warmth, and hostility/rejection/neglect of children across nine countries
(Sage Publications, 2018-08)The authors assessed whether mothers’ and fathers’ self-reports of acceptance-rejection, warmth, and hostility/rejection/neglect (HRN) of their preadolescent children differ cross-nationally and relative to the gender of ... -
Moderating effects of age gender and orphan hood on Social Exclusion and Sexual risk-taking Behaviors associated with HIV/AIDS among youth in Bondo District, Kenya
(Elixir, 2010-10-30)Numerous studies on adolescents have explored factors associated with sexual risk-taking behaviors among youth. However, few studies have examined the link between social exclusion of youth in social and sexual matters ... -
Childrearing violence and child adjustment after exposure to Kenyan post-election violence.
(Educational Publishing Foundation, 2014-01)This study examines parents' and children's exposure to short-term political violence and the relation between childrearing violence and child adjustment following widespread violence that erupted in Kisumu, Kenya after ... -
Neighborhood danger, parental monitoring, harsh parenting, and child aggression in nine countries
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2014-03)Exposure to neighborhood danger during childhood has negative effects that permeate multiple dimensions of childhood. The current study examined whether mothers’, fathers’, and children’s perceptions of neighborhood danger ... -
Corporal punishment, maternal warmth, and child adjustment: A longitudinal study in eight countries
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2014-07-01)Two key tasks facing parents across cultures are managing children’s behaviors (and misbehaviors) and conveying love and affection. Previous research has found that corporal punishment generally is related to worse child ... -
A longitudinal examination of mothers’ and fathers’ social information processing biases and harsh discipline in nine countries
(Cambridge University Press, 2014-08)This study examined whether parents’ social information processing was related to their subsequent reports of their harsh discipline. Interviews were conducted with mothers (n = 1,277) and fathers (n = 1,030) of children ... -
Mother and father socially desirable responding in nine countries: Two kinds of agreement and relations to parenting self‐reports
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2015-06)We assessed 2 forms of agreement between mothers’ and fathers’ socially desirable responding in China, Colombia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, the Philippines, Sweden, Thailand and the United States (N =1110 families). Mothers ... -
Hostile attributional bias and aggressive behavior in global context
(National Academy of Sciences, 2015-07-28)We tested a model that children’s tendency to attribute hostile intent to others in response to provocation is a key psychological process that statistically accounts for individual differences in reactive aggressive ... -
Perceived mother and father acceptance‐rejection predict four unique aspects of child adjustment across nine countries
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2015-08): It is generally believed that parental rejection of children leads to child maladaptation. However, the specific effects of perceived parental acceptance-rejection on diverse domains of child adjustment and development have ... -
Individual, family, and culture level contributions to child physical abuse and neglect: A longitudinal study in nine countries
(NIH Public Access, 2015-11)This study advances understanding of predictors of child abuse and neglect at multiple levels of influence. Mothers, fathers, and children (N = 1,432 families, M age of children = 8.29 years) were interviewed annually ... -
African indigenous care-giving practices: Stimulating early childhood development and education in Kenya
(AOSIS Publishing, 2016)The indigenous communities in Africa, specifically Kenya, which is the focus of this article, had their own well-developed motivational systems that positively enhanced teaching and learning programmes in the community. ... -
African Indigenous Care-Giving Practices: Stimulating Early Childhood Development and Education
(African Online Scientific Information Systems, 2016)The indigenous communities in Africa, specifically Kenya, which is the focus of this article, had their own well-developed motivational systems that positively enhanced teaching and learning programmes in the community. ... -
Psychosocial stimulation: A qualitative study on Kenyan Mother’s motives and challenges to promote children’s development
(Springer US, 2016-06-01)Interventions designed to enhance the mental and socio-emotional development of children in low and middle income countries through improving psychosocial stimulation are the subject of national and international organizations ... -
Positive parenting and children’s prosocial behavior in eight countries
(2016-07)Research supports the beneficial role of prosocial behaviors on children’s adjustment and successful youth development. Empirical studies point to reciprocal relations between negative parenting and children’s maladjustment, ... -
How international research on parenting advances understanding of child development
(The Society for Research in Child Development, 2016)International research on parenting and child development can advance our understanding of similarities and differences in how parenting is related to children’s development across countries. Challenges to conducting ...
