The role of parent-child interactions in developmental psychopathology: methodological and intervention challenges and opportunities

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The role of parent-child interactions in developmental psychopathology: methodological and intervention challenges and opportunities

11.5K

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76

authors

14

articles

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Rebecca Pearson

Manchester Metropolitan University

Tamsen Jean Rochat

Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Psychology and Social Care, Manchester Metropolitan University

Bronwyne Coetzee

Stellenbosch University

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Parenting research has always faced substantial methodological challenges, assumptions and stigma, limiting understanding and translation to more family-centred support. In addition, the focus of most research has focused on the early years with far less knowledge about the role of parents in pre-adolescence, adolescence, and the transition to adulthood or beyond. Parenting work lacks diversity with regards to inclusion across cultural settings and is usually limited to mothers, the role of fathers, grandparents, adoptive and foster parents and step parents is under-represented.

Current advancements in technology and data science as well as cross-cohort collaboration enabling pooling of observed parent-offspring interaction in larger numbers provides opportunities to bring together new understanding. In addition, enabling the voice of diverse parents with lived experience throughout the research process will enhance the meaning and interpretation of findings.

The research topic would invite articles in 3 main sub-topics:
1. Current understanding of parent-child interactions, following the development of interactions between parents and offspring from pregnancy to adulthood, including key developmental stages through the lens of young people, parents and professionals.
2. The role of technology, computer science and Artificial Intelligence.
3. Relevance to Intervention and prevention strategies, from universal, targeted and clinical services within health, education, social and criminal settings, including articles reporting views of those with lived experience.

Parenting research has always faced substantial methodological challenges, assumptions and stigma, limiting understanding and translation to more family-centred support. In addition, the focus of most research has focused on the early years with far less knowledge about the role of parents in pre-adolescence, adolescence, and the transition to adulthood or beyond. Parenting work lacks diversity with regards to inclusion across cultural settings and is usually limited to mothers, the role of fathers, grandparents, adoptive and foster parents and step parents is under-represented.

Current advancements in technology and data science as well as cross-cohort collaboration enabling pooling of observed parent-offspring interaction in larger numbers provides opportunities to bring together new understanding. In addition, enabling the voice of diverse parents with lived experience throughout the research process will enhance the meaning and interpretation of findings.

The research topic would invite articles in 3 main sub-topics:
1. Current understanding of parent-child interactions, following the development of interactions between parents and offspring from pregnancy to adulthood, including key developmental stages through the lens of young people, parents and professionals.
2. The role of technology, computer science and Artificial Intelligence.
3. Relevance to Intervention and prevention strategies, from universal, targeted and clinical services within health, education, social and criminal settings, including articles reporting views of those with lived experience.

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Rebecca Pearson

Manchester Metropolitan University

Tamsen Jean Rochat

Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Psychology and Social Care, Manchester Metropolitan University

Bronwyne Coetzee

Stellenbosch University

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Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Developmental Psychopathology and Mental Health

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