Internalizing and externalizing problems and parenting: Results from a Saudi Arabian sample |
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| Authors: | Joseph A Schwartz Mohammed Said Al-Ghamdi Ahmed Nezar Kobeisy Fathiyah H Alqurashi Eric J Connolly Kevin M Beaver |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA;2. Center for Social and Humanities Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia;3. Department of Criminal Justice, Pennsylvania State University, Abington, USA;4. Center for Social and Humanities Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida State University, USA |
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| Abstract: | Relatively few studies have attempted to identify factors that contribute to variation in parental behavior. The literature has revealed associations between both internal and external factors in the variation in parenting behaviors. In addition, the vast majority of the existing literature has focused almost exclusively on Western cultures (e.g., the USA). The current study addresses these limitations by examining direct and indirect pathways involving both internal and external sources of influence on parenting behaviors in a sample of adults from Saudi Arabia (N = 196). The employed statistical models revealed robust and consistent direct associations between the examined internalizing sources of influence (self-control and psychopathy) and parenting behaviors. Subsequent models revealed some evidence of mediation stemming from external sources of influence (namely, aggression). However, the resulting indirect effects were inconsistent, indicating that other, unmeasured mechanisms ultimately connect the examined internalizing problems and parenting behaviors. |
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| Keywords: | parenting psychopathy self-control aggression Saudi Arabia |
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