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PSYCHOLOGICAL
PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUE No. 1896
ISSUE No. 1856
PERSPECTIVES
PERSPECTIVES JAVANAN
JAVANAN
Dr. Alan A.
Modarressi LOGICAL PERSPECTIVES
Clinical and A SOCIOCULTURAL AND MIND AND BODY OUTLOOK
Neuro-Psychologyst
In this column, we examine the mental health issues in the context
of social, culture, and physiological concerns of the Iranian community

RELATION BETWEEN HYPERACTIVITY AND PARENTING STYLE

Harsh Parenting’s Role in Development of ADHD in Children

The role of parenting styles on eficial during preschool years but
children’s behavioral problems could lead to adverse effects dur-
has been the subject of many ing the 5 to 7 age range.
research and scientific debates. This research sought to further
What came first: harsh parenting explore the relationship between
techniques or conduct problems parenting and socioemotional
in children? This can seem like a problems in children. Despite
chicken and egg problem. A new the benefits of this study and its
study published in Child Devel- advantageous nuances, it also
opment reported by PsychPost, has limitations. Firstly, the data
finds that there is a reciprocal collected was almost exclusively
relationship between parenting mother-reported. Additionally,
style and child behaviors, sug- the measures used to assess dis-
gesting that altering parenting ciplinary parenting lacked strong
behavior could greatly help chil- reliability, which could skew
dren with socioemotional diffi- data.
culties. The researchers concluded
Having socioemotional behav- that findings not only highlight
iors in childhood is linked with that parenting practices such as
increased chances of adverse smacking, or shouting may have
outcomes later in life, such as detrimental effects on children’s
mental health issues and delin-
quent behavior. It is imperative mental health but also that chil-
dren presenting with behavioral
to understand the risk factors of
developing these socioemotional issues may place additional strain
problems early, in order to put on maternal parenting behaviors.
forth effort to prevent them. Consequently, it is crucial for in-
Harsh parenting is one such terventions aiming to reduce the
risk factor and can include behav- 14,037 children from ages 0 to 17. Harsh parenting techniques were occurrence of socioemotional
iors such as yelling and spank- Data was collected at 9 months, related to hyperactivity at age 5 problems, and particularly the
ing. Patterson’s coercion model 3, 5, 7, 11, 14 and 17 years old. and emotional problems at age 7. co-occurrence of emotional and
views behavioral problems and The current study utilized all Conduct problems in children at conduct problems, to focus on
maladaptive parenting as hav- children who participated in all age 3 were associated with harsh the whole family system and spe-
ing a bidirectional relationship, waves up to 7 years old. Trained parenting at age 5, and hyperac- cifically on parenting behaviors.”
with each increasing the other. “Furthermore, considering that
Support for this model has been interviewers visited homes for tivity and emotional problems at harsh parenting is still used, more
mixed, and this research seeks to data collection and measures in- age 5 were both associated with attention should be paid to public
further investigate the relation- cluded a strengths and difficul- harsh parenting at age 7. This sup- health campaigns that can inform
ship. ties measure and a conflict tactics ports bidirectionality for hyper- parents about the potential harm-
Lead author Lydia Gabriela measure. These scales accounted activity and harsh parenting but ful effects of such parenting prac-
Speyer and her colleagues uti- for children’s’ behaviors and par- does not support bidirectionality tices on children’s socioemotion-
lized families from the United enting techniques. for conduct problems and harsh al development and equip them
Kingdom who were taking part Results showed support for parenting. Withdrawal tactics in with alternative, more adaptive
in a longitudinal study following Patterson’s coercion model. parenting were shown to be ben- parenting tools.”

DANESH FOROUGHI, PH.D. Alan Modarressi, PhD, QME
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, PSY13680 Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Licensed Marriage, Family & Child Psychotherapist, MFC23455 Qualified Medical Evaluator
Certified National Board of Addiction Examiners #4974 Certified Psychophsychologist
Tel: (310) 940-3642 Diplomat, American Academy of Pain Management
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