The Association between Parental Warmth and Control in Thirteen Cultural Groups

• Main Authors: Deater-Deckard, Kirby, Lansford, Jennifer E, Malone, Patrick S, Alampay, Liane Peña, Bombi, Anna Silvia, Bornstein, Marc H, Chang, Lei, Di Giunta, Laura, Dodge, Kenneth A, Oburu, Paul, Pastorelli, Concetta, Skinner, Ann T, Tapanya, Sombat, Tirado, Liliana Maria Uribe, Zelli, Arnaldo, Al-Hassan, Suha M
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2012
• Subjects: socialization; parenting; parent-child relations; culture; Child Psychology; Psychology
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/psychology-faculty-pubs/153; https://doi.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fa0025120
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The goal of the current study was to investigate potential cross-cultural differences in the covariation between two of the major dimensions of parenting behavior: control and warmth. Participants included 1,421 (51% female) 7- to 10-year-old (M = 8.29, SD = .67 years) children and their mothers and fathers representing 13 cultural groups in nine countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and North and South America. Children and parents completed questionnaires and interviews regarding mother and father control and warmth. Greater warmth was associated with more control, but this association varied widely between cultural groups.