Ο τρόπος ανατροφής επιδρά στην ψυχοκοινωνική ανάπτυξη των παιδιών, στην καλλιέργεια φιλοκοινωνικής συμπεριφοράς και στην προσαρμογή τους στο ευρύτερο κοινωνικό περιβάλλον. Η παρούσα έρευνα είχε ως σκοπό τη διερεύνηση των επιδράσεων του γονικού τρόπου διαπαιδαγώγησης στην εκδήλωση δυσπροσαρμοστικών και φιλοκοινωνικών συμπεριφορών παιδιών προσχολικής ηλικίας. Στην έρευνα συμμετείχαν 215 γονείς (134 εξ αυτών ζευγάρια, στη συντριπτική τους πλειοψηφία 31-50 ετών) παιδιών ηλικίας 4-6 ετών και για τη συλλογή των δεδομένων αξιοποιήθηκε ηλεκτρονικό ερωτηματολόγιο (Ερωτηματολόγιο Τύπων Γονέων και Ερωτηματολόγιο Δυνατοτήτων και Δυσκολιών). Τα αποτελέσματα κατέδειξαν στατιστικά σημαντικές διαφορές μεταξύ μητέρων και πατέρων μόνο ως προς τον υποστηρικτικό γονικό τύπο. Επιπλέον, αναδείχθηκε ότι ο υποστηρικτικός τρόπος ανατροφής συνδέεται κυρίως με την επίδειξη φιλοκοινωνικής συμπεριφοράς, ενώ ο αυταρχικός και ο ανεκτικός με εξωτερικευμένα προβλήματα (υπερκινητικότητα ή/και διάσπαση προσοχής, προβλήματα συμπεριφοράς), με ορισμένες διαφοροποιήσεις ανάλογα με το φύλο του γονιού. Συνολικά, τα αποτελέσματα της παρούσας έρευνας δείχνουν ότι για την αποτελεσματική ανατροφή και την πρόληψη εξωτερικευμένων και εσωτερικευμένων προβλημάτων στα παιδιά, η χρήση υποστηρικτικών τρόπων τόσο από τις μητέρες όσο και από τους πατέρες μπορεί να διαδραματίσει καθοριστικό ρόλο.
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Emotional and behavioural disorders are common during early childhood, when both cognitive and socio-emotional changes occur. Externalizing problems include aggression, signs of Attention Deficit and/or Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and conduct difficulties, which are becoming more common among preschool children. Internalizing issues, on the other hand, are primarily manifested as worry, despair, and physical discomfort. These early and persistent behaviours are troubling because they may foreshadow future developmental maladjustment. Conversely, prosocial behaviour, defined as the child's ability to share, assist, and demonstrate empathy, protects against both internalizing and externalizing difficulties. One of the most essential aspects impacting children's psychosocial development is family, and more especially parenting style. However, research on the influence of parental practices on children's maladaptive and prosocial behaviours is scarce in Greece. As a result, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of parenting style on the emergence of maladaptive and prosocial behaviours in preschool children. An electronic questionnaire (which comprised the Greek versions of "The Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire" and "The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire") was used to collect data from 215 parents (134 of whom were couples) of children aged 4-6 years. Only in terms of authoritative parenting style did the results demonstrate statistically significant differences between mothers and fathers. The authoritative parenting style was found to have statistically significant negative correlations with ADHD symptoms, conduct problems, emotional symptoms, and a positive correlation with prosocial behaviour, while the authoritarian and permissive styles had positive correlations with ADHD and conduct problems. Following that, multiple linear regression was run on all parents, then individually on mothers and fathers. The results showed that among all parents, the authoritarian and permissive parenting styles predicted ADHD symptoms, the authoritarian parenting style predicted conduct difficulties, and the authoritative approach predicted prosocial behaviour. Only the authoritarian parenting style predicted ADHD symptoms among mothers, while the permissive parenting style predicted conduct difficulties and the authoritative parenting style predicted prosocial behaviour. Corresponding analyses of the effect of fathers' parenting styles found that authoritarian parenting style predicted both ADHD symptoms and conduct difficulties, whereas permissive parenting style predicted both ADHD symptoms and conduct problems negatively. The findings confirm that authoritative parenting is associated with prosocial behaviour and is negatively connected with the appearance of externalizing and internalizing problems. The authoritarian parenting style is associated with externalizing behaviour problems, demonstrating that a lack of compassion and warmth, combined with the employment of physical or other punitive tactics, might predispose children to problem behaviours. Permissive parenting is also related with externalizing issues, which may be linked to ineffective control and indifference. Interestingly, there may be disparities in the parenting strategies used by mothers and fathers, which can affect children's behaviour differently. As a result, it is vital that research look into both parents' parenting practices. According to these results, early prevention and intervention programs could aim at increasing effective parenting with the use of authoritative styles by both mothers and fathers. Parenting education programs, for example, might educate caregivers about the effects of parental practices and how to manage troublesome behaviours in children.
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Εργαστήριο Παιδαγωγικών Ερευνών και Εφαρμογών (ΕΠΕΕ) του Παιδαγωγικού Τμήματος Προσχολικής Εκπαίδευσης Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης
