Parent and child personality characteristics as predictors of negative discipline and externalizing problem behaviour in children

2004 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Prinzie ◽  
P. Onghena ◽  
W. Hellinckx ◽  
H. Grietens ◽  
P. Ghesquière ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Problem Behaviour ◽  
Problem Behaviours ◽  
Child Personality ◽  
Externalizing Behaviour ◽  
Externalizing Problem ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Externalizing Problem Behaviour

Negative discipline has been linked to childhood externalizing behaviour. However, relatively little attention has been given to the potential effect of individual personality characteristics of children and parents. Using the Five Factor Model, we examined the extent to which parents' and children's personality characteristics were related to parenting and children's externalizing behaviour in a proportional stratified general population sample (N=599) of elementary‐school‐aged children. Based on Patterson's macromodel of parenting, an initial model was built, hypothesizing that the impact of parents' and child's personality dimensions on externalizing problems was fully mediated by negative discipline. Results supported a modified model that added direct pathways between parent and child personality characteristics and externalizing problem behaviour. For the mother data, as well as for the father data, children's Extraversion and Imagination were positively related to children's externalizing problem behaviours. Children's Benevolence and Conscientiousness and parents' Emotional Stability were negatively related to externalizing problem behaviours. For the mother data, maternal Agreeableness was positively related to externalizing problem behaviours too. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

scholarly journals Religiosity as a factor protecting against problem behaviour in adolescence

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 63-89
Author(s):  
Iwona Niewiadomska ◽  
Rafał P. Bartczuk ◽  
Joanna Chwaszcz ◽  
Stanisław Fel ◽  
Weronika Augustynowicz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Problem Behaviour ◽  
Problem Behaviours ◽  
Upper Secondary ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
Upper Secondary Schools ◽  
Conceptual Work ◽  
Different Levels

Abstract This article explores the question, to what degree religiosity contributes, as a protecting factor against a broad category of socially deviant adolescent and youth behaviours. It also tests the hypothesis that gender plays a moderating role in the relationship between religiosity and problem behaviour. It employs a modified version of the Problem Behaviour Syndrome Measure (PBSM), in concert with Jessor and Jessor’s conceptual work. It also makes use of the Duke Religion Index (DUREL) to assess religiosity. The empirical study deals with a representative group of 960 students of upper-secondary schools in the Lubelskie province, Poland. The results were analyzed using canonical analysis and ANOVA. The achievements of the article are twofold. First, it identifies significant correlations between the different levels of religiosity among youth, and the occurrence and intensification of problem behaviours, particularly in regard to organized activity. Organized and intrinsic religiosity play principal protective roles, while the impact of personal religious practices is less significant. Secondly, while analyzing the moderating role of gender in the relationship between religiosity and the intensity of problem behaviour, it was found that gender does not have a significant interactive impact. An affirmative conclusion was confirmed in only two instances.

scholarly journals Sexual offending hierarchies, personality attributions, and the clinical implications

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 190-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Elizabeth Challinor ◽  
Simon Duff
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Sexual Offending ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Individual Risk ◽  
Sexual Offence ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Perceived Severity ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine sexual offending hierarchies constructed by the general public and forensic staff based on personal attitudes and perceived severity of offence. In addition, six sexual offence perpetrators are differentiated using the Five Factor Model of personality. Design/methodology/approach Vignettes represented six sexual offence perpetrators. Participants built a hierarchy based on perceived severity of offence, before attributing personality characteristics to each offender using a Likert-type scale. Findings Contact offenders were perceived as more dangerous than non-contact offenders. Rapists were perceived as the most dangerous, and voyeurs the least dangerous. Offenders were attributed significantly different personality traits. Generally, men who sexually offend are perceived to be low in agreeableness, openness and conscientiousness and high in impulsivity, manipulativeness and neuroticism. Practical implications The research highlights the importance of individual risk assessment in determining best practice treatment for men who have sexually offended (MSO). The Five Factor Model has been proven to be a useful tool to explore the impact staff attitudes have on risk assessment and treatment. Low-risk and high-risk MSO would benefit from divergent treatment. Consideration should be given to personality characteristics in addition to level of risk. Originality/value The research determines a hierarchy of men who sexually offend, and goes beyond the “label” of sexual offenders to explore how personality impacts on formation of attitudes.

The additive and interactive effects of parenting and children's personality on externalizing behaviour

2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Prinzie ◽  
P. Onghena ◽  
W. Hellinckx ◽  
H. Grietens ◽  
P. Ghesquière ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Additive Model ◽  
Potential Effect ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Interactive Effects ◽  
Personality Differences ◽  
Individual Personality ◽  
Stratified Sample ◽  
Externalizing Behaviour ◽  
Externalizing Problem

Parenting practices have been previously linked to childhood externalizing behaviour. However, little attention has been given to the potential effect of individual personality differences among children on this relation. The current study assesses the additive effects of children's personality characteristics and explores the moderating effects of children's personality on relations between parenting practices and childhood externalizing behaviour using a proportional stratified sample of 599 nonclinical elementary‐school‐aged children. Multiple regression analyses reveal that in the mother data as well as in the father data, dysfunctional parenting and the children's personality characteristics Benevolence, Conscientiousness, and Extraversion were directly related to outcomes consistent with an additive model of their effects. Significant interactions indicate that children with low scores on Benevolence who were exposed to overreactive discipline practices exhibited higher levels of externalizing behaviour. Children characterized by low scores on Conscientiousness who were exposed to coercive parenting behaviour showed elevated levels of externalizing behaviour. These results suggest that integrating children's personality characteristics within parenting models can improve the understanding of the aetiology of childhood externalizing problem behaviour. The implications of such integrations for intervention are discussed. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

scholarly journals Using Personality Tests to Identify Potential ICT Entrepreneurs

10.28945/3160 ◽  
2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Johnston ◽  
Barry Andersen ◽  
Jennifer Davidge-Pitts ◽  
Mark Ostensen-Saunders
Keyword(s):  
Population Sample ◽  
Personality Types ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Personality Tests ◽  
Keirsey Temperament Sorter ◽  
Inconclusive Result ◽  
Entrepreneurial Ability ◽  
University Of Cape Town ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Literature relating to personality and entrepreneurship has focused primarily on personality characteristics of traditional entrepreneurs. The focus of this study was on personality characteristics and temperaments of potential ICT entrepreneurs. The main objective of the study was to evaluate the impact of personality characteristics as identifiers of potential ICT entrepreneurship. In order to meet this objective, the personality characteristics of the participants had to be determined. The Keirsey Temperament Sorter was used as a personality indicator, as it is a proven research instrument. Two entrepreneurial tests were used to determine entrepreneurial ability. The temperament of the individuals was ascertained, and compared to their entrepreneurial ability. The population sample used for this study was comprised of third year and honours information systems students from the University of Cape Town, and current ICT entrepreneurs. A positive relationship between the “Martian” temperaments and potential ICT entrepreneurs was found. No significant relationship between specific personality types and potential entrepreneurial ability were evident in the study. A positive connection was noticed between potential ICT entrepreneurs, and being male. Unfortunately the number of female respondents was insufficient, leading to an inconclusive result.

One-Year Follow-up of a Parent Management Training for Children with Externalizing Behaviour Problems in the Real World

2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 379-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Hautmann ◽  
Herbert Hoijtink ◽  
Ilka Eichelberger ◽  
Charlotte Hanisch ◽  
Julia Plück ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parent Training ◽  
Outcome Measures ◽  
Child Behaviour ◽  
Behaviour Problems ◽  
Problem Behaviour ◽  
Child Behaviour Problems ◽  
Externalizing Behaviour ◽  
One Year ◽  
Externalizing Problem

Background: The long-term effectiveness of parent training for children with externalizing behaviour problems under routine care within the German health care system is unclear. We report the 1-year follow-up results of the parent training component of the Prevention Program for Externalizing Problem Behaviour (PEP) for 270 children aged 3–10 years with externalizing behaviour problems. Method: Outcome measures included child behaviour problems (externalizing behaviour problems, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder symptoms and Oppositional Defiant Disorder symptoms) and parenting (self efficacy of parenting and perceived ability to solve difficult parenting situations). Data were analysed using multilevel modelling. Results: Comparison of the changes during the 3-month waiting and treatment periods revealed significantly stronger treatment effects on all outcome measures, indicating a substantial decrease in child behaviour problems and a significant increase in parenting due to treatment. At 1-year follow-up, initial treatment effects on child behaviour problems were maintained, while parenting continued to improve. Conclusions: Families whose children exhibited externalizing problem behaviour profit from PEP and improvements are maintained for at least one year.

scholarly journals Ιεραρχική Δομή της Αναπτυσσόμενης Προσωπικότητας: Μια Σειρά Ερωτηματολογίων για την Αξιολόγηση των Ατομικών Διαφορών από την Προσχολική Ηλικία ως την Προεφηβεία

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 108
Author(s):  
Ηλίας Μπεζεβέγκης ◽  
Βασίλης Παυλόπουλος
Keyword(s):  
Factor Model ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Underlying Structure ◽  
Coding Scheme ◽  
Adult Personality ◽  
Child Personality ◽  
The Hierarchical Structure ◽  
Parental Ratings

This article presents data on the construction and the hierarchical structure of a series of personality questionnaires for the assessment of child temperament and personality characteristics by parents. In the first phase, free parental descriptions of child personality were collected and classified using a 14-category coding scheme. Then, 100 clusters of conceptually similar descriptors were created within the initial 14 categories. One or two representative items were selected from each cluster to form four trait lists, for children aged 2-4, 5-6, 9-10, and 11-13 years. These preliminary questionnaire versions were administered to 1,817 parents who evaluated their children’s personality characteristics. The underlying structure of parental ratings was examined by applying principal components analyses. This resulted in 4 (3-year-olds) to 5 (6-, 9-, and 12-year-olds) factors and in 12 (3-year-olds) to 15 (6-, 9-, and 12-year-olds) facets of child personality. Alpha coefficients ranged between .76-.96 for the factors, and between .61-.91 for the facets. In their final form, after a psychometric evaluation of their content, the four Questionnaires “Personality Dimensions of Children and Adolescents” (Q-PeDiCA) consist of 92 (3-year-olds), 106 (6-year-olds), 121 (9-year-olds), and 99 (12-year-olds) items, respectively. Several dimensions of the wellknown temperament models are included in the new questionnaires. Moreover, the developmental precursors and deviations from the five-factor model of the adult personality are discussed.

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