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Associations Between Perceived Material Deprivation, Parents’ Discipline Practices, and Children’s Behavior Problems: An International Perspective

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Schenck-Fontaine, Anika, Lansford, Jennifer E, Skinner, Ann T, Deater-Deckard, Kirby, Di Giunta, Laura, Dodge, Kenneth A, Oburu, Paul, Pastorelli, Concetta +10 more·2020·Child Development

Abstract

This study investigated the association between perceived material deprivation, children's behavior problems, and parents' disciplinary practices. The sample included 1,418 8- to 12-year-old children and their parents in China, Colombia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, the Philippines, Sweden, Thailand, and the United States. Multilevel mixed- and fixed-effects regression models found that, even when income remained stable, perceived material deprivation was associated with children's externalizing behavior problems and parents' psychological aggression. Parents' disciplinary practices mediated a small share of the association between perceived material deprivation and children's behavior problems. There were no differences in these associations between mothers and fathers or between high- and low- and middle-income countries. These results suggest that material deprivation likely influences children's outcomes at any income level.

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Schenck-Fontaine, A., Lansford, J. E., Skinner, A. T., Deater-Deckard, K., Di Giunta, L., Dodge, K. A., Oburu, P., Pastorelli, C., Sorbring, E., Steinberg, L., Malone, P. S., Tapanya, S., Uribe Tirado, L. M., Alampay, L. P., Al-Hassan, S. M., Bacchini, D., Bornstein, M. H., & Chang, L.
Affiliations
  • Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories
  • Duke University (US)
  • University of Massachusetts
  • Università di Roma “La Sapienza”
  • Maseno University (KE)
  • Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
  • University West (SE)
  • Temple University (US)
  • Chiang Mai University (TH)
  • Universidad San Buenaventura
  • Ateneo de Manila University (PH)
  • Hashemite University
  • University of Naples Federico II (IT)
  • Institute for Fiscal Studies (GB)
  • University of Macau (MO)
Venue
Child Development
Published
2020-01-01
Volume
91
Issue
1
Pages
307-326
ISSN
  • 0009-3920 (ISSN-L)
  • 1467-8624
OpenAlex
W2895362161
Cited by
43
References
59
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 2
FWCI
2.94
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Child Development (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Fogarty International Center (RO3-TW008141, RO3‐TW008141)
  • Jacobs Foundation
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (RO1-HD054805, RO1‐HD054805)
  • European Research Council (695300-HKADeC-ERC-2015-AdG, 695300‐HKADeC‐ERC‐2015‐AdG)
  • Intramural Research Program of the NIH/NICHD
  • International Research Fellowship
  • Centre for the Evaluation of Development Policies
  • Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), London, UK
  • Horizon 2020 research and innovation program
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
Keywords
parental discipline, child behavior problems, externalizing problems, psychological aggression, income, cross-national comparison, parents
MeSH terms
Problem Behavior, Economic Status, Child, Child Behavior, China, Colombia, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Female, Humans, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Male, Philippines, Thailand, United States, Parenting

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