Paternal Sensitivity and Children’s Cognitive and Socioemotional Outcomes: A Meta‐Analytic Review

In a series of meta‐analyses, paternal sensitivity was associated with children’s (age range: 7 months–9 years) overall cognitive functioning (N = 3,193; k = 23; r = .19), including language skills (k = 9; r = .21), cognitive ability (k = 9; r = .18), and executive function (k = 8; r = .19). Paterna...

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Published in:Child development 2021-03, Vol.92 (2), p.554-577
Main Authors: Rodrigues, Michelle, Sokolovic, Nina, Madigan, Sheri, Luo, Yiqi, Silva, Victoria, Misra, Shruti, Jenkins, Jennifer
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Children
Cognitive ability
Cognitive Development
Cognitive functioning
Emotional Development
Emotional regulation
Emotions
Executive Function
Externalizing problems
Internalization
Internalizing disorders
Language proficiency
Language Skills
Meta Analysis
Parent Child Relationship
Predictor Variables
Social behavior
Social Development
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Summary:In a series of meta‐analyses, paternal sensitivity was associated with children’s (age range: 7 months–9 years) overall cognitive functioning (N = 3,193; k = 23; r = .19), including language skills (k = 9; r = .21), cognitive ability (k = 9; r = .18), and executive function (k = 8; r = .19). Paternal sensitivity was not associated with children’s overall socioemotional functioning (N = 2,924; k = 24; r = −.03) or internalizing problems, but it was associated with children’s emotion regulation (k = 7; r = .22) and externalizing problems (k = 19; r = −.08). In the broad cognitive functioning, executive function, broad socioemotional functioning, and externalizing problems meta‐analyses, child age was a significant moderator.
ISSN:0009-3920
1467-8624
DOI:10.1111/cdev.13545