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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Feb
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A Study of Infant Developmental Outcome with a Sample of Korean Working Mothers of Infants in Poverty: Implications for Early Intervention Program
Seo, So-Jung
Early Childhood Education Journal, v33 n4 p253-260 Feb 2006
Using a sample of 42 Korean mothers whose infants are cared for by someone at non-maternal child care facilities, this study first examined both main effects and interaction effects between maternal knowledge of infant development and maternal self-efficacy on parenting behavior. Second, the combined effects of variables of interest in this study including maternal knowledge of infant development, maternal self-efficacy, and parenting behavior on the child developmental outcome were investigated. Significant relationships between maternal knowledge of infant development and parenting behavior and child development outcome were detected. Only main effects of maternal knowledge of infant development were detected. Furthermore, maternal knowledge of infant development was the only significant predictor of infant developmental outcome. Research implications were discussed both on the continuum of findings from previous studies with Western samples and in terms of provision of effective early intervention programs for this targeted population.
Descriptors: Infant Care, Mothers, Self Efficacy, Ethnic Groups, Poverty, Sample Size, Parenting Styles, Child Development, Early Intervention, Interaction, Employed Parents, Predictor Variables, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level, At Risk Persons
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Korea
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