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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Manuele, S.J.
• Yap, M.B.H.
• Lin, S.C.
• Pozzi, E.
• Whittle, S.

Titel

Associations between paternal versus maternal parenting behaviors and child and adolescent internalizing problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Ist Teil von

• Clinical psychology review, 2023-11, Vol.105, p.102339-102339, Article 102339

Ort / Verlag

Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

Quelle

Access via ScienceDirect (Elsevier)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• There is a large evidence base supporting an important role of parenting behavior in influencing youth mental health; however, this literature often fails to capture the potentially unique and interactive role of mothers and fathers. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate the role of maternal and paternal parenting behaviors in relation to child and adolescent internalizing problems. Following PRISMA (2020) guidelines, 88 studies were identified. Of these, 47 studies and upward of 65 parent-behavior and child-outcome combinations were examined. Findings indicated a unique role of maternal overprotection in the prediction of child anxiety symptoms. For other parenting behaviors, largely similar associations were found for maternal and paternal parenting behaviors with child and adolescent anxiety, depressive symptoms and broader internalizing problems. There was preliminary support for the interaction of maternal and paternal parenting being important in predicting youth symptoms. Although findings did not strongly substantiate differences in the effects of maternal and paternal parenting practices, with only one significant difference identified, further research would benefit from stronger representation of fathers, to enable a more rigorous and comprehensive understanding of each parent's role, and their interactive influence on internalizing outcomes of their children. •Maternal and paternal parenting largely similar in predicting youth symptoms.•Maternal and paternal overprotection differentially predicted youth anxiety.•Greater maternal overprotection was associated with increases in youth anxiety.•Further research needed to test unique and interacting parent effects.