[article]
| Titre : |
Distinct cascades for secure and insecure infants from early anger dysregulation to mothers' and fathers' power-assertive control at toddler age to externalizing outcomes at preschool age: a replication |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Sanghag KIM, Auteur ; Grazyna KOCHANSKA, Auteur |
| Article en page(s) : |
p.202-211 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Mots-clés : |
Anger dysregulation attachment externalizing behavior mothers fathers |
| Index. décimale : |
PER Périodiques |
| Résumé : |
Background Bowlby's concept of attachment as a biobehavioral proximity-regulating system providing infants with confidence in protection and support for exploration has been expanded to include early security's legacy for socialization processes. We report a continued programmatic effort to replicate our model of security as a potent catalyst moderating common maladaptive longitudinal cascades from early child difficulty to increased parental power assertion to externalizing developmental outcomes. We elucidate the multifinality of sequelae that can unfold from early child difficulty. Our moderated mediation model proposes that such cascades occur only in parent?child dyads with histories of insecure attachment in infancy; early security buffers those risks. Methods Children and Parents Study (CAPS) included 200 community mothers, fathers, and children from the U.S. Midwest. At 16?months (N?=?194, 93 girls), we observed children's early difficulty (anger dysregulation) and security with each parent in the Strange Situation Paradigm. At 38?months (age 3, N?=?175, 86 girls), we observed parents' power-assertive control. At 52?months (age 4.5, N?=?177, 86 girls), we observed children's poor self-regulation and violations of conduct rules and obtained parents' reports of children's disruptive behavior. Results For mothers and children, the indirect effects of early anger dysregulation at 16?months on all three outcomes at age 4.5, mediated via increased power assertion at age 3, were present only in insecure dyads, as reflected in significant moderated mediation. Comprehensive analysis that integrated all three outcomes further supported the robust moderating effect of early security for the entire developmental path from anger dysregulation to power assertion to child outcomes, and for each segment of that path. There were no findings for fathers. Conclusions We discuss the critical importance ? and challenges ? of replicating models of complex longitudinal cascades when elucidating multifinality throughthe lens unique to developmental psychology and psychopathology. |
| En ligne : |
https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.70034 |
| Permalink : |
https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=579 |
in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 67-2 (February 2026) . - p.202-211
[article] Distinct cascades for secure and insecure infants from early anger dysregulation to mothers' and fathers' power-assertive control at toddler age to externalizing outcomes at preschool age: a replication [texte imprimé] / Sanghag KIM, Auteur ; Grazyna KOCHANSKA, Auteur . - p.202-211. Langues : Anglais ( eng) in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 67-2 (February 2026) . - p.202-211
| Mots-clés : |
Anger dysregulation attachment externalizing behavior mothers fathers |
| Index. décimale : |
PER Périodiques |
| Résumé : |
Background Bowlby's concept of attachment as a biobehavioral proximity-regulating system providing infants with confidence in protection and support for exploration has been expanded to include early security's legacy for socialization processes. We report a continued programmatic effort to replicate our model of security as a potent catalyst moderating common maladaptive longitudinal cascades from early child difficulty to increased parental power assertion to externalizing developmental outcomes. We elucidate the multifinality of sequelae that can unfold from early child difficulty. Our moderated mediation model proposes that such cascades occur only in parent?child dyads with histories of insecure attachment in infancy; early security buffers those risks. Methods Children and Parents Study (CAPS) included 200 community mothers, fathers, and children from the U.S. Midwest. At 16?months (N?=?194, 93 girls), we observed children's early difficulty (anger dysregulation) and security with each parent in the Strange Situation Paradigm. At 38?months (age 3, N?=?175, 86 girls), we observed parents' power-assertive control. At 52?months (age 4.5, N?=?177, 86 girls), we observed children's poor self-regulation and violations of conduct rules and obtained parents' reports of children's disruptive behavior. Results For mothers and children, the indirect effects of early anger dysregulation at 16?months on all three outcomes at age 4.5, mediated via increased power assertion at age 3, were present only in insecure dyads, as reflected in significant moderated mediation. Comprehensive analysis that integrated all three outcomes further supported the robust moderating effect of early security for the entire developmental path from anger dysregulation to power assertion to child outcomes, and for each segment of that path. There were no findings for fathers. Conclusions We discuss the critical importance ? and challenges ? of replicating models of complex longitudinal cascades when elucidating multifinality throughthe lens unique to developmental psychology and psychopathology. |
| En ligne : |
https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.70034 |
| Permalink : |
https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=579 |
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Distinct cascades for secure and insecure infants from early anger dysregulation to mothers' and fathers' power-assertive control at toddler age to externalizing outcomes at preschool age: a replication in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 67-2 (February 2026)
