Mothers of toddlers' discipline techniques and discipline modes in daily life: a mixed-methods study

Diplôme Thèse Mothers of toddlers' discipline techniques and discipline modes in daily life: a mixed-methods study eng 2013-06-25 author Moses Passini Christina Tosan Fregene 555087 director Favez Nicolas 0000-0003-1744-7602 23914 10.13097/archive-ouverte/unige:40873 urn:nbn:ch:unige-408734 FPSE 536 This research, within a mixed-methods framework, focused on techniques and modes of discipline used by mothers of toddlers in a real-life context. We have also examined mothers' parenting beliefs, goals and values that inform their discipline behaviour. We found that the mothers had harmonious relationships with their toddlers. Of the investigated recommended techniques, all but one—planned ignoring—were well accepted by these mothers. However, in their daily lives, they appeared to have some difficulties applying those techniques. Besides, some factors influenced whether they administered discipline ineffectively, meaning in an overreactive or lax manner. Those factors included blaming their child for misbehaving, the rate of misbehaviour and, more importantly, increased experienced negative emotions during the discipline encounter. Maternally experienced negative emotions appeared to be the most important predictor for administering discipline ineffectively. This pattern, however, was not similar across mothers: some were more vulnerable to this situational effect than others. Parenting Discipline techniques Discipline mode Overreactive Lax Toddler Externalising behaviour Mixed-methods Dewey 150 Swiss National Science Foundation The regulation of mothers' negative emotions during discipline encounters: relationship between types of disciplinary practices in daily life and toddlers' behaviour problems 129171 CH Careers 108 Section de psychologie 71 false 03dff901-643d-4729-bbe5-0d6f5dd80291 Thesis Restricted These_Christina.pdf 1342602 application/pdf 7355cd7d1ed24ff24547ef84b53e25f902bdecc1b16f1d441c26976bc15a6251 restrictedAccess Faculté de psychologie et des sciences de l'éducation / Section de psychologie

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Moses Passini, Christina Tosan Fregene