Effects of Parenting on Children’s Social Information Processing

Abstract

The goal of the current study was to investigate the relationship between parenting behaviors and children’s social information processing. Sample of the study consisted of 106 children (n = 52 boys; n = 54 girls), in the age range of 8 to 11 years and their mothers. Parent Questionnaire (Doyle & McCarty, 2002) and Home Interview with Child (Dodge, 1986) were used to assess parenting behaviors and children’s social information processing, respectively. It was hypothesized that negative parenting will positively predict children’s hostile social information processing and positive parenting will negatively predict children’s hostile social information processing. Simple regression analysis was used for hypotheses testing. The results of the study provided complete support for all the hypotheses. The findings have major implications for parents, serving as a guide for them regarding their parenting behaviors