ERIC Number: EJ1010203
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-1040-9289
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Adaptive and Challenged Parenting among African American Mothers: Parenting Profiles Relate to Head Start Children's Aggression and Hyperactivity
Carpenter, Johanna L.; Mendez, Julia
Early Education and Development, v24 n2 p233-252 2013
Research Findings: This study used a within-group research design and person-centered analytic methods to identify multidimensional profiles of parenting styles, parenting practices, and related emotional factors in a sample of 274 African American mothers recruited from Head Start programs in the northeastern and southeastern United States. Interprofile differences in children's behavioral adjustment over time were also examined by measuring preschool children's aggressive and hyperactive behavior at 2 time points during the academic year. The results indicated 3 adaptive parenting profiles and 2 challenged, or less adaptive, profiles among the sample, with a greater proportion of parents represented by the adaptive profiles. Parenting profile membership was significantly associated with child aggressive behaviors at Time 1 and hyperactive behaviors at Time 2. Practice or Policy: Implications of these results for fostering healthy parent--child relations during the early childhood developmental period are discussed. Future research is needed to refine a typology of parenting that captures adaptive parenting techniques utilized within African American families. (Contains 2 tables and 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, African Americans, Mothers, Early Intervention, Disadvantaged Youth, Behavior Problems, Adjustment (to Environment), Emotional Response, Aggression, Hyperactivity, Young Children, Affective Behavior, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Attitudes, Punishment, Depression (Psychology), Self Efficacy, Reading Aloud to Others, Receptive Language, Marital Status, Employment Level, Educational Attainment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey; Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test; Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; Child Behavior Checklist
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