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Relationships between parental marital quality and preschool children's prosocial behaviours: a meta-analysis

Preschoolers' prosocial behaviours support healthy interpersonal relationships as a component of their social adjustment process. Although several studies have found links between parental marital characteristics and preschoolers' prosocial behaviours, these conclusions were divisive. Ther...

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Main Authors: Liu, Cong, Rahman, Mohd Nazri Abdul, Afdal, Afdal, Mansor, Muhammad Asyraf
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Published: Taylor and Francis 2024
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BF Psychology
L Education (General)
Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/45444/
https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2024.2328030
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spelling my.um.eprints.454442024-10-22T05:01:19Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/45444/ Relationships between parental marital quality and preschool children's prosocial behaviours: a meta-analysis Liu, Cong Rahman, Mohd Nazri Abdul Afdal, Afdal Mansor, Muhammad Asyraf BF Psychology L Education (General) Preschoolers' prosocial behaviours support healthy interpersonal relationships as a component of their social adjustment process. Although several studies have found links between parental marital characteristics and preschoolers' prosocial behaviours, these conclusions were divisive. Therefore, a meta-analysis was conducted to clarify the inconsistencies in the research on these relationships and to examine the moderating effects underlying these discrepancies. A total of 37 effect sizes were extracted from the 31 included articles, with 14,374 sample sizes. The meta-analysis revealed a low positive link between parental positive marital quality and prosocial behaviours of preschool children, as well as a low negative correlation between negative marital quality and such behaviours. Additionally, the study explores the moderating effects of factors such as children's age, gender, cultural background, informant type, study design, and publication year. Finally, the study limitations were discussed, along with the aspirations for theoretical contributions, future research, and implications for parenting practices. Taylor and Francis 2024-02 Article PeerReviewed Liu, Cong and Rahman, Mohd Nazri Abdul and Afdal, Afdal and Mansor, Muhammad Asyraf (2024) Relationships between parental marital quality and preschool children's prosocial behaviours: a meta-analysis. Early Child Development and Care, 194 (3). pp. 454-477. ISSN 0300-4430, DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2024.2328030 <https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2024.2328030>. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2024.2328030 10.1080/03004430.2024.2328030
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topic BF Psychology
L Education (General)
spellingShingle BF Psychology
L Education (General)
Liu, Cong
Rahman, Mohd Nazri Abdul
Afdal, Afdal
Mansor, Muhammad Asyraf
Relationships between parental marital quality and preschool children's prosocial behaviours: a meta-analysis
description Preschoolers' prosocial behaviours support healthy interpersonal relationships as a component of their social adjustment process. Although several studies have found links between parental marital characteristics and preschoolers' prosocial behaviours, these conclusions were divisive. Therefore, a meta-analysis was conducted to clarify the inconsistencies in the research on these relationships and to examine the moderating effects underlying these discrepancies. A total of 37 effect sizes were extracted from the 31 included articles, with 14,374 sample sizes. The meta-analysis revealed a low positive link between parental positive marital quality and prosocial behaviours of preschool children, as well as a low negative correlation between negative marital quality and such behaviours. Additionally, the study explores the moderating effects of factors such as children's age, gender, cultural background, informant type, study design, and publication year. Finally, the study limitations were discussed, along with the aspirations for theoretical contributions, future research, and implications for parenting practices.
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author Liu, Cong
Rahman, Mohd Nazri Abdul
Afdal, Afdal
Mansor, Muhammad Asyraf
author_facet Liu, Cong
Rahman, Mohd Nazri Abdul
Afdal, Afdal
Mansor, Muhammad Asyraf
author_sort Liu, Cong
title Relationships between parental marital quality and preschool children's prosocial behaviours: a meta-analysis
title_short Relationships between parental marital quality and preschool children's prosocial behaviours: a meta-analysis
title_full Relationships between parental marital quality and preschool children's prosocial behaviours: a meta-analysis
title_fullStr Relationships between parental marital quality and preschool children's prosocial behaviours: a meta-analysis
title_full_unstemmed Relationships between parental marital quality and preschool children's prosocial behaviours: a meta-analysis
title_sort relationships between parental marital quality and preschool children's prosocial behaviours: a meta-analysis
publisher Taylor and Francis
publishDate 2024
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/45444/
https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2024.2328030
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