Relationship between parenting behavior and the emotional component of well-being in primary school children

Roditelji kao primarni skrbnici imaju značajnu ulogu u dobrobiti djeteta te njihova ponašanja mogu predstavljati zaštitni ili rizični čimbenik za razne razvojne ishode kod djece. Stoga je cilj ovog istraživanja bio ispitati odnos roditeljskih ponašanja i emocionalne dobrobiti djece. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 134 djece u osnovnim školama, od kojih je 61 djevojčica i 73 dječaka, u dobi od 8 do 12 godina (M = 10, SD = 0,958), a koja su ispunila Upitnik roditeljskog ponašanja i Ljestvicu pozitivnog i negativnog afekta za djecu. Rezultati su pokazali da djeca procjenjuju da doživljavaju visoki pozitivan i niski negativan afekt. Također, majčinu i očevu podršku procjenjuju visokom, a restriktivnu kontrolu niskom. Rezultati pokazuju da je majčina i očeva podrška pozitivno povezana s pozitivnim afektom, dok je majčina i očeva restriktivna kontrola negativno povezana s pozitivnim afektom. S druge strane, majčina i očeva podrška je negativno povezana s negativnim afektom, a majčina i očeva restriktivna kontrola je pozitivno povezana s negativnim afektom. Hijerarhijskom regresijskom analizom utvrđeno je da majčina roditeljska ponašanja objašnjavaju 15% varijance pozitivnog afekta, pri čemu podrška pozitivno, a restriktivna kontrola negativno predviđa pozitivan afekt. Očeva roditeljska ponašanja objašnjavaju dodatnih 9% varijance pozitivnog afekta, pri čemu podrška pozitivno predviđa pozitivan afekt, a restriktivna kontrola negativno predviđa pozitivan afekt. Rezultati također pokazuju da majčina roditeljska ponašanja objašnjavaju 17% varijance negativnog afekta. Značajan prediktor je samo restriktivna kontrola majke koja pozitivno predviđa negativan afekt. Očeva roditeljska ponašanja objašnjavaju dodatnih 6% varijance negativnog afekta, pri čemu je podrška negativan, a restriktivna kontrola pozitivan prediktor negativnog afekta.Parents as primary caregivers play a significant role in the well-being of their child and their behaviors can be a protective or a risk factor for various developmental outcomes in children. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the relationship between parental behaviors and children’s emotional well-being. The study involved 134 children in primary schools, of which 61 were girls and 73 were boys, aged 8 to 12 years (M = 10, SD = 0,958), who completed the Parental Behavior Questionnaire and the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule for Children. Children estimate that they experience high positive and low negative affect. They also rate maternal and paternal support as high and restrictive control as low. The results show that maternal and paternal support are positively associated with positive affect, whereas maternal and paternal restrictive control are negatively associated with positive affect. On the other hand, maternal and paternal support are negatively associated with negative affect, and maternal and paternal restrictive control are positively associated with negative affect. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that maternal parental behaviors explain 15% of the variance of positive affect, with support positively and restrictive control negatively predicting positive affect. The father's parental behaviors explain an additional 9% of the variance of positive affect, with support positively predicting positive affect and restrictive control negatively predicting positive affect. The results also show that maternal parental behaviors explain 17% of the variance in negative affect. A significant predictor is only the restrictive control of the mother, which positively predicts negative affect. The father's parental behaviors explain an additional 6% of the variance of negative affect, with support being negative and restrictive control a positive predictor of negative affect