Cooke, Jessica E; Deneault, Audrey-Ann; Devereux, Chloe; Eirich, Rachel; Fearon, RM Pasco; Madigan, Sheri; (2022) Parental sensitivity and child behavioral problems: A meta-analytic review. Child Development , 93 (5) pp. 1231-1248. 10.1111/cdev.13764.

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Abstract

Meta-analytic associations between observed parental sensitivity and child behavioral problems were examined (children aged 0-17 years). Studies (k = 108, N = 28,114) contained sociodemographically diverse samples, primarily from North America and Europe, reporting on parent-child dyads (95% mothers; 54% boys). Sensitivity significantly related to internalizing (k = 69 studies; N = 14,729; r = -.08, 95% CI [-.12, -.05]) and externalizing (k = 94; N = 25,418; r = -.14, 95% CI [-.17, -.11]) problems, with stronger associations found for externalizing. For internalizing problems, associations were significantly stronger among samples with low socioeconomic status (SES) versus mid-high SES, in peer-reviewed versus unpublished dissertations, and in studies using composite versus single scale sensitivity measures. No other moderators emerged as significant.

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