Research
Shouting, hitting, and taking away privileges are linked to toddlers’ behavior problems across 14 countries
PsyPost · By Vladimir Hedrih ·
The Brief
- A study of mothers and toddlers in 14 countries found that mothers who reported more frequent shouting, hitting, or removing privileges tended to report more behavioural and emotional difficulties in their children.
- The reported associations are correlational, based on mothers' self-reports.
- The source excerpt indicates shouting and taking away privileges were linked to behaviour problems; full findings beyond this are not available in the provided text.
Why it matters
The study adds cross-national evidence on how common parenting discipline practices relate to toddler behaviour and emotional difficulties, a question relevant to developmental and parenting research.
Who’s affected
- developmental and parenting researchers
- parents and caregivers of toddlers
- public health and family policy professionals
- #parenting
- #toddlers
- #child development
- #discipline
- #cross-cultural study
- #behavior problems
A study of mothers and toddlers in 14 countries found that mothers who reported more often shouting at their children, hitting them, or taking away their privileges tended to report that their children had more behavioral and emotional difficulties. Shouting and taking away…
Timeline
PsyPost reports the study findings
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Shouting, hitting, and taking away privileges are linked to toddlers’ behavior problems across 14 countries