The relation between child individual differences and well-being: the moderation effects of family environment

Occupation: Junior research scientist
Affiliation: Research Institute of physiology and fundamental medicine
Address: Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk-117, a / I 237

E. Slobodskaya

Occupation: Principal Research Scientist
Affiliation: Scientific Research Institute of Physiology and Basic Medicine, Novosibirsk State University
Address: Timakova street, 4

Journal name

Psikhologicheskii zhurnal

Edition

Volume 42 Issue 1

Pages

80-91

Abstract

The aim of this study was to explore the interactions between child individual differences and family environment in the prediction of well-being in Russian preschool children. Participants were primary caregivers of 652 children aged 2–7 years. The majority of interactions were consistent with a diathesis–stress model: the contributions of Agreeableness to prosocial behavior and Conscientiousness to externalizing problems were larger in the presence of low parental positivity and involvement; the protective effect of Extraversion on internalizing problems and the protective effect of Agreeableness on impact of problems on everyday life were larger in the presence of highly punitive parenting. Consistent with a differential susceptibility model, children low in Openness showed more total problems when faced with low positive parenting and fewer problems when experiencing high-quality parenting.

Keywords

child individual differences, family environment, child well-being, preschool age, person-by-environment interactions

Acknowledgment

This work was supported by the federal budget for fundamental research (topic No. AAAA-A16-116021010228-0, data analysis), a grant from the Russian Science Foundation (No. 16-18-00003, data collection) and a grant from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (No. 19-013-00034 , preparation of the article)

Received

09.01.2021

Publication date

20.01.2021

Number of characters

25725

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GOST	Loginova S., Slobodskaya E. The relation between child individual differences and well-being: the moderation effects of family environment // Psikhologicheskii zhurnal – 2021. – V. 42. – Issue 1 C. 80-91 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://psy.jes.su/S020595920013335-4-1 (circulation date: 03.05.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S020595920013335-4
MLA	Loginova, S., Slobodskaya, E. "The relation between child individual differences and well-being: the moderation effects of family environment." Psikhologicheskii zhurnal 42.1 (2021):80-91. DOI: 10.31857/S020595920013335-4
APA	Loginova S., Slobodskaya E. (2021). The relation between child individual differences and well-being: the moderation effects of family environment. Psikhologicheskii zhurnal 42(1), pp.80-91 DOI: 10.31857/S020595920013335-4

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