Negative Parenting Styles and Preschoolers’ Social Adaptation Difficulties: The Mediating Effect of Parent-Child Conflicts

Abstract

Children's social adaptation is a manifestation of the level of their socialization. Positive social adaptation is represented by qualities such as pro-activeness, sensitivity, cooperation, and popularity among peers in children’s social interaction. Social adaptation difficulties include externaliz- ing behavior problems like anger and aggression and internalizing ones such as anxiety and withdrawal. Childhood social adaptation problems can impose negative influences on individuals’ future development