Economic Pressure, Individual and Family Processes, and Children’s Reticence in Romanian Families

Using Conger’s family stress model as a theoretical framework, a series of mediated associations among economic hardship, perceived economic pressure, parental depression, marital conflict, psychologically controlling parenting, and children’s reticent behaviors in Romanian families were studied. Th...

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Published in:Journal of child and family studies 2016-08, Vol.25 (8), p.2458-2468
Main Authors: Roper, Susanne Olsen, George, Jennifer, Nelson, Larry J., Yorgason, Jeremy B., Poulsen, Franklin O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Child and School Psychology
Child Development
Child Rearing
Children
Depression (Psychology)
Economic conditions
Economic hardship
Families & family life
Family Life
Family relations
Family structure
Group Behavior
Marital Instability
Marital relations
Mental depression
Mothers
Original Paper
Parental control
Parental depression
Parents
Parents & parenting
Peer Groups
Preschool Teachers
Psychological aspects
Psychology
Public policy
Romania
Rural Areas
Rural communities
Rural Urban Differences
Social Sciences
Social Systems
Sociology
Structural Equation Models
Teachers
Unemployment
Urban Areas
Withdrawal (Psychology)
Young Children
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Summary:Using Conger’s family stress model as a theoretical framework, a series of mediated associations among economic hardship, perceived economic pressure, parental depression, marital conflict, psychologically controlling parenting, and children’s reticent behaviors in Romanian families were studied. The sample consisted of 121 Romanian mothers and fathers of 4–5-year-old children. Children’s kindergarten teachers living in urban and rural locations evaluated child reticence. Findings generally support the family stress model. Structural equation modeling showed that after controlling for living in a rural location, economic pressure was indirectly linked with marital conflict through depression. Depression was indirectly related to psychological control through marital conflict, and marital conflict was indirectly linked to child reticence through psychological control. Directions for future research and recommendations for interventions and public policy are described.
ISSN:1062-1024
1573-2843
DOI:10.1007/s10826-016-0412-y