Developmental Continuity and Change in the Cultural Construction of the "Difficult Child": A Study in Six Western Cultures

Autor/inn/en	Super, Charles M.; Harkness, Sara; Bonichini, Sabrina; Welles, Barbara; Zylicz, Piotr Olaf; Bermúdez, Moisés Rios; Palacios, Jesús
Titel	Developmental Continuity and Change in the Cultural Construction of the "Difficult Child": A Study in Six Western Cultures
Quelle	In: New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, (2020) 170, S.43-68 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Super, Charles M.) ORCID (Harkness, Sara)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1520-3247
DOI	10.1002/cad.20338
Schlagwörter	Behavior Problems; Cross Cultural Studies; Mother Attitudes; Cultural Differences; Personality Traits; Infant Behavior; Measures (Individuals); Parent Child Relationship; Foreign Countries; Cultural Influences; Profiles; Child Development; Italy; Netherlands; Poland; Sweden; United States; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Mutterliebe; Kultureller Unterschied; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Messdaten; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Ausland; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Kindesentwicklung; Italien; Niederlande; Polen; Schweden; USA; Spanien
Abstract	This study explores the cultural construction of "difficult" temperament in the first 2 years of life, as well as the logistical and thematic continuity across infancy and childhood in what mothers perceive as difficult. It extends earlier work regarding older children in six cultural sites: Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and the United States. In order to compare temperament profiles across sites, a "derived etic" version of standard temperament scales is constructed, and then examined in relation to mothers' global ratings of how "difficult" the child is to manage. Results are compared to the earlier report. Negative Mood and low Adaptability tend to be problematic in most sites in both age groups. High Activity and Intensity increase in their relevance to difficulty from the first 2 years to early childhood. In some sites, dispositions such as low Approach become less difficult to manage. Of particular note are culturally unique patterns of continuity that appear to be related to larger cultural themes. These results have implications for our theoretical understanding of parenting, as well as for educational and clinical practice. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01