Longitudinal Associations Between Parental Bonding, Parenting Stress, and Executive Functioning in Toddlerhood

• DOI: 10.1007/s10826-017-0679-7
• Publication Date: 2017-02-27T11:35:17Z
• Authors: Evi S. A. de Cock; Jens Henrichs; Theo A. Klimstra; A. Janneke B. M. ...; Charlotte M. J. M...; Wim H. J. Meeus; Hedwig J. A. van ...
• Keywords: Affect; Association (psychology); Cognitive skill

Early executive functioning is an important predictor for future development of children's cognitive skills and behavioral outcomes. Parenting behavior has proven to be a key environmental determinant child functioning. However, the association parental affect cognitions directed with been understudied. Therefore, in present study we examine associations between bonding (i.e., affective tie from parent child), parenting stress, At 26 weeks pregnancy, at 6 months 24 postpartum quality maternal (N = 335) paternal 261) bond infant was assessed. months, postnatal stress were measured by means parent-report questionnaires. Results indicated that both mothers fathers feelings negatively predicted experienced over time. In addition, parents negative indirect effect on problems found via stress. These findings indicate importance monitoring who experience low level early parent-child bonding, as this makes them vulnerable consequently putting their children risk developing problems.