Fathering and children's relational aggression: Moderating effects of children's temperament and gender

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2023Department
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Aggressive BehaviorAbstract
In this exploratory study, we analyzed the contribution of fathering to relational
aggression (RA) in middle childhood and the moderating role of children's
temperament and gender. Participants (N = 234; 46% girls) were attending public
elementary school (mean age = 8.15; SD = 1.23) in middle‐class neighborhoods in
two Spanish cities. Fathers provided information about their parenting practices
using the Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire, parents gave data on
their child's temperament using the Temperament in Middle Childhood Questionnaire
and children provided information about their peers’ aggressive behavior
using the Mini Direct Indirect Aggression Inventory. Fathering dimensions
considered were Authoritative Cold, Authoritative Warm, Physical Punishment,
and Insecurity; temperament dimensions considered were negative affect (NA),
effortful control (EC), activity (AC), and shyness (SH). Gender, fathering, and
temperament dimensions additively accounted for a significant proportion of the
variance observed in RA. Several significant interactions suggested that the effect
of fathering on RA was moderated by temperament and, in some cases, by
children's gender. NA increased the potential risk of Authoritative Cold fathering
(CF) and, in boys only, of Insecure fathering, while EC potentiated the protective
effect of Authoritative‐Warm fathering and, in boys only, buffered the risk effect
of CF. SH buffered the risk effect of CF and decreased the protective effect of
AuthoritativeWarm fathering on RA. Lastly, AC also buffered the risk effect of CF
on RA. Results are discussed in light of the protective or the vulnerability role of
temperament and in relation to models that explain sensitivity differences to
environmental contexts.
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fathering; gender differences; middle childhood; relational aggression; temperamentCollections
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