ERIC Number: EJ798227
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Publication Date: 2008-Jul
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Low-Income Rural Mothers' Perceptions of Parent Confidence: The Role of Family Health Problems and Partner Status
Ontai, Lenna; Sano, Yoshie; Hatton, Holly; Conger, Katherine J.
Family Relations, v57 n3 p324-334 Jul 2008
Parenting confidence can be undermined by the presence of frequent or persistent health problems, particularly for people living in rural communities that have limited access to adequate health care. However, little is known about how minor health problems in the family impact parenting. The current study examined single and coresident mothers' parent confidence in relation to family health problems and parental support in a sample of 303 low-income, rural mothers with young children from 14 states. Results show that the presence of family health problems was negatively associated with parent confidence. For coresident mothers, there was an indirect relationship through perceived parental support. (Contains 3 tables and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Mothers, Low Income Groups, Child Health, Child Rearing, Rural Areas, Parent Attitudes, Self Esteem, Access to Health Care, One Parent Family, Marital Status, Health Needs, Young Children, Correlation, Family Structure
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