Effects of Parent–Child Relationship on Child Mental Health
A special issue of Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X). This special issue belongs to the section "Developmental Psychology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2024) | Viewed by 12141
Special Issue Editor
Interests: perinatal and maternal mental health; maternal bonding and attachment; emotional availability; parent-child interaction; maternal identity; perinatal loss; family systems; childhood development; childhood abuse and trauma; child protection; child mental health; anxiety and depression; longitudinal research; quantitative and qualitative research; loss; grief; bereavement; attachment theory
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Parents play a substantial role in shaping children’s emotional and mental health. A positive connection between parent and child facilitates the provision of care by the parent, as well as the maintenance of an affective environment in which the child feels safe to explore, learn, and develop age‐appropriate autonomy. This positive relationship between parent and child is associated with children’s developmental outcomes, particularly in terms of mental and emotional well-being. This Special Issue aims to advance the literature on parent–child relationships and child mental health. We welcome original research in the form of reviews of the discipline; conceptual and theoretical work; applied research; translational research; program development; intervention research; longitudinal; and qualitative and/or observational designs that focus on parent–child relations and child mental health outcomes. Areas of interest include topics such as parent–child interaction, bonding, emotional availability, and attachment during pregnancy, postpartum, and childhood. Child mental health indicators and outcomes include, but are not limited to, children’s mental, emotional, and behavioral well-being and health during early-to-middle childhood and adolescence. We welcome authors to submit diverse and varied perspectives on issues including the role of partners, culture, and non-traditional family structures. Additionally, we have interest in publishing unique study designs which may elucidate causal inferences. Authors are highly encouraged to submit discussions of factors that promote resilience as related to children’s mental and emotional well-being.
Dr. Larissa Rossen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- parent–child relationship
- child mental health
- childhood development
- parenting
- children’s mental and emotional wellbeing
- children’s behavioural development
- adolescence
- parent–child interaction
- attachment
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