Dr. Michal Perlman

Professor, University of Toronto and Director, Dr. R.G.N. Laidlaw Research Centre, University of Toronto

Curriculum vitae

416-978-0596

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)

University of Toronto

252 Bloor Street West
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Do Mothers or Children Lead the Dance? Disentangling Individual and Influence Effects During Conflict

Journal article

Nina Sokolovic, Andre Plamondon, Michelle Rodrigues, Sahar Borairi, Michal Perlman, Jennifer M. Jenkins
Child Development, vol. 92, Wiley, 2020 Aug

DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13447

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APA Click to copy
Sokolovic, N., Plamondon, A., Rodrigues, M., Borairi, S., Perlman, M., & Jenkins, J. M. (2020). Do Mothers or Children Lead the Dance? Disentangling Individual and Influence Effects During Conflict. Child Development, 92. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13447

Chicago/Turabian Click to copy
Sokolovic, Nina, Andre Plamondon, Michelle Rodrigues, Sahar Borairi, Michal Perlman, and Jennifer M. Jenkins. “Do Mothers or Children Lead the Dance? Disentangling Individual and Influence Effects During Conflict.” Child Development 92 (August 2020).

MLA Click to copy
Sokolovic, Nina, et al. “Do Mothers or Children Lead the Dance? Disentangling Individual and Influence Effects During Conflict.” Child Development, vol. 92, Wiley, Aug. 2020, doi:10.1111/cdev.13447.

BibTeX Click to copy

@article{sokolovic2020a,
  title = {Do Mothers or Children Lead the Dance? Disentangling Individual and Influence Effects During Conflict},
  year = {2020},
  month = aug,
  journal = {Child Development},
  publisher = {Wiley},
  volume = {92},
  doi = {10.1111/cdev.13447},
  author = {Sokolovic, Nina and Plamondon, Andre and Rodrigues, Michelle and Borairi, Sahar and Perlman, Michal and Jenkins, Jennifer M.},
  month_numeric = {8}
}

Abstract

Are mother-child conflict discussions shaped by time-varying, reciprocal influences, even after accounting for stable contributions from each individual? Mothers were filmed discussing a conflict for 5 min, separately with their younger (ages 5-9, N = 217) and older (ages 7-13, N = 220) children. Each person's conflict constructiveness was coded in 20-s intervals and data were analyzed using dynamic structural equation modeling, which separates individual and influence effects. Children influenced their mothers' behavior under certain conditions, with evidence for developmental differences in the magnitude and direction of influence, whereas mothers did not influence their children under any circumstance. Results are discussed in the context of child effects on parent behavior and changes in parenting across middle childhood.