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Hawes, David J.; Dadds, Mark R.; Frost, Aaron D. J.; Hasking, Penelope A. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2011
This study examined the relationship between callous-unemotional (CU) traits and parenting practices over time in a mixed-sex community cohort (N = 1,008; 52.6% boys), aged 3 to 10 years (M = 6.5, SD = 1.3). Measures of CU traits, externalizing psychopathology, parenting practices, and socioeconomic risk factors were collected at baseline, and…
Descriptors: Evidence, Parent Participation, Parenting Styles, Child Rearing
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Hawes, David J.; Dadds, Mark R. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2006
The specific parenting domains measured by the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire (APQ) make it particularly relevant to interventions concerned with the modification of parenting practices. This study assessed the validity and clinical utility of parent reports on the APQ using observational data of parents and children (N=56, aged 4-8 years)…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Parenting Styles, Child Rearing, Parents
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Oveisi, Sonia; Ardabili, Hassan Eftekhare; Dadds, Mark R.; Majdzadeh, Reza; Mohammadkhani, Parvaneh; Rad, Javad Alaqband; Shahrivar, Zahra – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2010
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess whether primary health care settings can be used to engage and provide a preventive intervention to mothers of young children. Methods: Two hundred and twenty-four mothers who had come to the health centers were randomly assigned to either control group (CG: n=116) or intervention group (IG: n = 108).…
Descriptors: Intervention, Mothers, International Studies, Conflict
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Dadds, Mark R.; Whiting, Clare; Hawes, David J. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2006
Previous research has produced mixed findings on the role of child and family factors in the genesis of childhood cruelty. The authors examined the relationships of cruelty to animals to a range of child and family factors. First, the authors test the idea that cruelty is a callous aggression that will be more strongly associated with psychopathic…
Descriptors: Family Problems, Child Rearing, Empathy, Conflict
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Elgar, Frank J.; Waschbusch, Daniel A.; Dadds, Mark R.; Sigvaldason, Nadine – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2007
Brief assessments of parenting practices can provide important information about the development of disruptive behavior disorders in children. We examined the factor structure of a widely used assessment of parenting practices, the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire, and produced a 9-item short scale around its three supported factors: Positive…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Validity, Child Rearing, Behavior Disorders