Parenting practices and child irritability across diverse racial–ethnic backgrounds: A temporal network analysis

= 627; 316 males) using cross-sectional and temporal network analyses.Parenting behaviors and stress were associated with child irritability concurrently and longitudinally across groups. Results showed bidirectional effects between parenting behaviors/stress and child irritability across ages 3, 5, and 9, with more similarities than differences between groups. Physical assault and lower use of non-violent discipline predicted higher future child irritability (partial correlations = 0.03-0.18 for physical assault and 0.04-0.07 for non-violent discipline) across racial-ethnic groups.These findings suggest parenting interventions may be scalable across cultural contexts to promote positive child outcomes and well-being, though future work should elucidate culturally specific factors that inform tailored practices.