Parenting Practices and Aggression in Childhood Behaviour Disorders
Objective: To determine the association between parenting practices and aggression in children with behaviour disorders. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Children Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore Pakistan, from Nov 2020 to Jan 2021. Methodolog...
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| author | Fatima Rahman Shazia Maqbool Anam Ali Talha Mahmud Hina Azhar Aisha Farid |
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Objective: To determine the association between parenting practices and aggression in children with behaviour disorders.
Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
Place and Duration of Study: Children Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore Pakistan, from Nov 2020 to Jan 2021.
Methodology: Parents of children and eighty-five children between the ages of 3 to 12 years with the diagnosis of behaviour disorders (autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactive disorder, social communication disorder) and showing aggressive behaviour were enrolled. The multidimensional assessment of parenting scale was used to assess positive(proactive parenting, positive reinforcement, warmth and supportiveness) and negative (hostility, lax control, physical control) parenting practices. The modified overt aggression scale was used to assess aggression, including verbal aggression,aggression against property, auto-aggression (towards self), and physical aggression (towards others). Correlation and multiple regression analysis were done.
Results: Among negative practices, it was found that leniency and inconsistent parenting (lax control) was significant positive predictor of aggression (p<0.01) in children with behaviour disorders. Supportiveness was a significant negative predictor of verbal aggression (p<0.01), while physical control positively predicted total aggression (p<0.05). Among positive parenting practices, positive reinforcement decreased auto aggression (p<0.05) in children with behaviour disorders. Lower maternal education correlated with more aggressive behaviours (p<0.05) in these children.
Conclusion: Negative parenting practices may lead to aggression in children with behaviour disorders. While positive reinforcement by parents may encourage less self-harm in these children and help improve their behaviour problems.
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| spelling | doaj.art-d1c6a159650b40909bb94e22726e2af62023-03-30T06:25:25ZengArmy Medical College RawalpindiPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal0030-96482411-88422023-02-0173110.51253/pafmj.v73i1.6920Parenting Practices and Aggression in Childhood Behaviour DisordersFatima Rahman0Shazia Maqbool1Anam Ali2Talha Mahmud3Hina Azhar4Aisha Farid5The Children’s Hospital & The ICH, Lahore, PakistanThe Children’s Hospital & The ICH, Lahore, PakistanThe Children’s Hospital & The ICH, Lahore, PakistanThe Children’s Hospital & The ICH, Lahore, PakistanThe Children’s Hospital & The ICH, Lahore, PakistanThe Children’s Hospital & The ICH, Lahore, Pakistan Objective: To determine the association between parenting practices and aggression in children with behaviour disorders. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Children Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore Pakistan, from Nov 2020 to Jan 2021. Methodology: Parents of children and eighty-five children between the ages of 3 to 12 years with the diagnosis of behaviour disorders (autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactive disorder, social communication disorder) and showing aggressive behaviour were enrolled. The multidimensional assessment of parenting scale was used to assess positive(proactive parenting, positive reinforcement, warmth and supportiveness) and negative (hostility, lax control, physical control) parenting practices. The modified overt aggression scale was used to assess aggression, including verbal aggression,aggression against property, auto-aggression (towards self), and physical aggression (towards others). Correlation and multiple regression analysis were done. Results: Among negative practices, it was found that leniency and inconsistent parenting (lax control) was significant positive predictor of aggression (p<0.01) in children with behaviour disorders. Supportiveness was a significant negative predictor of verbal aggression (p<0.01), while physical control positively predicted total aggression (p<0.05). Among positive parenting practices, positive reinforcement decreased auto aggression (p<0.05) in children with behaviour disorders. Lower maternal education correlated with more aggressive behaviours (p<0.05) in these children. Conclusion: Negative parenting practices may lead to aggression in children with behaviour disorders. While positive reinforcement by parents may encourage less self-harm in these children and help improve their behaviour problems. https://www.pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/6920AggressionAttention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD)Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)Childhood behavior disordersParenting practicesSocial communication disorder (SCD) |
| spellingShingle | Fatima Rahman Shazia Maqbool Anam Ali Talha Mahmud Hina Azhar Aisha Farid Parenting Practices and Aggression in Childhood Behaviour Disorders Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal Aggression Attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) Childhood behavior disorders Parenting practices Social communication disorder (SCD) |
| title | Parenting Practices and Aggression in Childhood Behaviour Disorders |
| title_full | Parenting Practices and Aggression in Childhood Behaviour Disorders |
| title_fullStr | Parenting Practices and Aggression in Childhood Behaviour Disorders |
| title_full_unstemmed | Parenting Practices and Aggression in Childhood Behaviour Disorders |
| title_short | Parenting Practices and Aggression in Childhood Behaviour Disorders |
| title_sort | parenting practices and aggression in childhood behaviour disorders |
| topic | Aggression Attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) Childhood behavior disorders Parenting practices Social communication disorder (SCD) |
| url | https://www.pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/6920 |
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