A LONGITUDINAL, PERSON-CENTERED ANALYSIS OF EARLY HEAD START MOTHERS’ PARENTING

Katherine W. Paschall, Ann M. Mastergeorge

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Abstract

This study used a person-centered approach to examine stability and change in parenting typologies across early childhood. Profiles were associated within and across time with contextual covariates, including demographic characteristics, risk factors, and Early Head Start participation. Participants were drawn from the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project (N = 2, 876). Parenting profiles were identified based on observed parenting dimensions at 14, 24, and 36 months, and pre-Kindergarten (pre-K). Results suggested a four-profile solution at each time point: Supportive, Lukewarm (14 & 24 months)/Sufficient (36 months and pre-K), Harsh, and Detached. Supportive was the largest, most stable, and most likely transitioned into profile while Harsh and Detached represented rare profiles with moderate to low membership stability across time. Depression and family conflict emerged as important correlates of unsupportive parenting profiles both within and across time. Findings are discussed in terms of their relevance for both policy and implementation practices for low-income mothers with young children.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)70-84
Number of pages15
JournalInfant Mental Health Journal
Volume39
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2018

Keywords

  • Early Head Start
  • Early Head Start
  • Erziehungstypologie
  • Familienkonflikt
  • analyse de profil latent
  • análisis latentes de perfil
  • conflicto familiar
  • conflit familial
  • early head start
  • family conflict
  • latent profile analysis
  • latente Profilanalyse
  • maternal depressive symptoms
  • mütterliche depressive Symptome
  • parenting typology
  • programa de comienzo temprano
  • symptômes dépressifs maternels
  • síntomas depresivos maternos
  • tipología de crianza
  • typologie de parentage

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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