Temperament Characteristics of Children in Residential Care and Perceived Acceptance/Rejection and Style of Discipline Used by Care Workers
The ability to adapt interpersonal interactions to temperamental characteristics is essential for high-quality care. We analyzed how temperamental and self-regulation differences among children in residential care were related to the affective relationships and discipline styles of their caregivers....
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2024-12-01
|
| Series: | Behavioral Sciences |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/14/12/1239 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1850240121399410688 |
|---|---|
| author | Sabina D. Gaitán Joanna Fernández-Sánchez Francisco Javier Fernández-Baena Agustín Wallace María D. Salas |
| author_facet | Sabina D. Gaitán Joanna Fernández-Sánchez Francisco Javier Fernández-Baena Agustín Wallace María D. Salas |
| author_sort | Sabina D. Gaitán |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The ability to adapt interpersonal interactions to temperamental characteristics is essential for high-quality care. We analyzed how temperamental and self-regulation differences among children in residential care were related to the affective relationships and discipline styles of their caregivers. A total of 144 children aged 9–16 years (42.6% boys) and their caregivers from 22 residential care homes (Spain) participated. The Early Adolescent Temperament Questionnaire-Revised (EATQ-R) was used to assess temperament, the Affect Scale and Rules and Demands Scale was used to assess children’s perceptions of affective relationships and discipline styles among their caregivers, and BRIEF-2 was used to assess children’s self-regulation. Perceived warmth/communication was significantly higher than criticism/rejection and children perceived more inductive than rigid or permissive styles. Temperamental-scale fear was positively related to warmth/communication and an inductive style, and negatively related to criticism/rejection and a rigid style, whereas high-intensity pleasure showed the opposite pattern. In addition, some self-regulation and temperament scales explained 26% of the perception of warmth/communication, while others explained 15% of the variability of the rigid discipline style used by care workers. These results can help care workers to adjust their educational strategies according to the temperamental characteristics of this specific population. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-26a6ed7b5a0448a9a67afbedbe6f5bbd |
| institution | OA Journals |
| issn | 2076-328X |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2024-12-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Behavioral Sciences |
| spelling | doaj-art-26a6ed7b5a0448a9a67afbedbe6f5bbd2025-08-20T02:00:56ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2024-12-011412123910.3390/bs14121239Temperament Characteristics of Children in Residential Care and Perceived Acceptance/Rejection and Style of Discipline Used by Care WorkersSabina D. Gaitán0Joanna Fernández-Sánchez1Francisco Javier Fernández-Baena2Agustín Wallace3María D. Salas4Departamento de Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación, Facultad de Psicología y Logopedia, Universidad de Málaga, 29010 Málaga, SpainDepartamento de Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación, Facultad de Psicología y Logopedia, Universidad de Málaga, 29010 Málaga, SpainDepartamento de Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación, Facultad de Psicología y Logopedia, Universidad de Málaga, 29010 Málaga, SpainDepartamento de Psicobiología y Metodología de las Ciencias del Comportamiento, Facultad de Psicología y Logopedia, Universidad de Málaga, 29010 Málaga, SpainDepartamento de Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación, Facultad de Psicología y Logopedia, Universidad de Málaga, 29010 Málaga, SpainThe ability to adapt interpersonal interactions to temperamental characteristics is essential for high-quality care. We analyzed how temperamental and self-regulation differences among children in residential care were related to the affective relationships and discipline styles of their caregivers. A total of 144 children aged 9–16 years (42.6% boys) and their caregivers from 22 residential care homes (Spain) participated. The Early Adolescent Temperament Questionnaire-Revised (EATQ-R) was used to assess temperament, the Affect Scale and Rules and Demands Scale was used to assess children’s perceptions of affective relationships and discipline styles among their caregivers, and BRIEF-2 was used to assess children’s self-regulation. Perceived warmth/communication was significantly higher than criticism/rejection and children perceived more inductive than rigid or permissive styles. Temperamental-scale fear was positively related to warmth/communication and an inductive style, and negatively related to criticism/rejection and a rigid style, whereas high-intensity pleasure showed the opposite pattern. In addition, some self-regulation and temperament scales explained 26% of the perception of warmth/communication, while others explained 15% of the variability of the rigid discipline style used by care workers. These results can help care workers to adjust their educational strategies according to the temperamental characteristics of this specific population.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/14/12/1239temperamentresidential careacceptancerejectionstyle of discipline |
| spellingShingle | Sabina D. Gaitán Joanna Fernández-Sánchez Francisco Javier Fernández-Baena Agustín Wallace María D. Salas Temperament Characteristics of Children in Residential Care and Perceived Acceptance/Rejection and Style of Discipline Used by Care Workers Behavioral Sciences temperament residential care acceptance rejection style of discipline |
| title | Temperament Characteristics of Children in Residential Care and Perceived Acceptance/Rejection and Style of Discipline Used by Care Workers |
| title_full | Temperament Characteristics of Children in Residential Care and Perceived Acceptance/Rejection and Style of Discipline Used by Care Workers |
| title_fullStr | Temperament Characteristics of Children in Residential Care and Perceived Acceptance/Rejection and Style of Discipline Used by Care Workers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Temperament Characteristics of Children in Residential Care and Perceived Acceptance/Rejection and Style of Discipline Used by Care Workers |
| title_short | Temperament Characteristics of Children in Residential Care and Perceived Acceptance/Rejection and Style of Discipline Used by Care Workers |
| title_sort | temperament characteristics of children in residential care and perceived acceptance rejection and style of discipline used by care workers |
| topic | temperament residential care acceptance rejection style of discipline |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/14/12/1239 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT sabinadgaitan temperamentcharacteristicsofchildreninresidentialcareandperceivedacceptancerejectionandstyleofdisciplineusedbycareworkers AT joannafernandezsanchez temperamentcharacteristicsofchildreninresidentialcareandperceivedacceptancerejectionandstyleofdisciplineusedbycareworkers AT franciscojavierfernandezbaena temperamentcharacteristicsofchildreninresidentialcareandperceivedacceptancerejectionandstyleofdisciplineusedbycareworkers AT agustinwallace temperamentcharacteristicsofchildreninresidentialcareandperceivedacceptancerejectionandstyleofdisciplineusedbycareworkers AT mariadsalas temperamentcharacteristicsofchildreninresidentialcareandperceivedacceptancerejectionandstyleofdisciplineusedbycareworkers |