Children's Understanding of Parental Differential Treatment

1997 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Kowal ◽  
Laurie Kramer
Keyword(s):  
Differential Treatment ◽  
Parental Differential Treatment

Trait and State Components of Perceived Parental Differential Treatment in Middle Adulthood

2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 158-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Boll ◽  
Tom Michels ◽  
Dieter Ferring ◽  
Sigrun-Heide Filipp
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Differential Treatment ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Middle Adulthood ◽  
Parental Differential Treatment ◽  
Trait Theory ◽  
Trait Variance ◽  
Parental Recognition ◽  
Middle Aged Adults

Despite its importance for basic and applied psychology, only a few longitudinal studies have examined whether parental differential treatment (PDT) is a persistent or a transient phenomenon, these studies being confined to childhood or adolescence. Based on latent state-trait theory, the present study identified the amount of variance in three dimensions of perceived PDT in middle adulthood attributable to stable interindividual differences (trait variance) and to intraindividual changes (state variance). At two occasions of measurement (2 years apart), 709 middle-aged adults rated how often they and a sibling currently received parental recognition, nurture, and demand to assume filial responsibility. Tests of latent state-trait models for these three dimensions of PDT by structural equation modeling revealed that trait variance represented the largest proportion of the systematic variance in all observed indicators of perceived maternal and paternal differential treatment. Yet there was a considerable increase in state variance for the dimension of differential parental demand for assuming responsibility. Results are discussed with respect to the conditions accounting for the high overall stability of actual and/or perceived PDT in adulthood, and different approaches for determining their role are proposed.

Influence of Parental Differential Treatment and Children's Perception of Favoritism

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. Meunier ◽  
I. Roskam ◽  
M. Stievenart ◽  
G. V. Moortele ◽  
D. T. Browne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Differential Treatment ◽  
Parental Differential Treatment

Shared Understanding of Parental Differential Treatment in Families

2006 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 276-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda K. Kowal ◽  
Jennifer L. Krull ◽  
Laurie Kramer
Keyword(s):  
Differential Treatment ◽  
Shared Understanding ◽  
Parental Differential Treatment

Marital relationships spillover and parental differential treatment of siblings: A multilevel meta‐analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander C. Jensen ◽  
Mc Kell A. Jorgensen‐Wells ◽  
Janna M. Pickett ◽  
Lauren E. Andrus ◽  
Virginia K. Leiter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Marital Relationships ◽  
Differential Treatment ◽  
Parental Differential Treatment
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