TY - JOUR
T1 - A LONGITUDINAL, PERSON-CENTERED ANALYSIS OF EARLY HEAD START MOTHERS’ PARENTING
AU - Paschall, Katherine W.
AU - Mastergeorge, Ann M.
N1 - Funding Information:
Findings are based on research conducted as part of the National Early Head Start (EHS) Research and Evaluation Project, funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, under Contract 105-95-1936 to Mathematic Policy Research, Princeton, NJ and Columbia University’s National Center for Children and Families, Teachers College, in conjunction with the EHS Research Consortium. Inter-University Consortium distributed data for political and social research in Ann Arbor, MI. Dr. Paschall was supported by the Doris Duke Fellowship for the Promotion of Child Well-Being. The authors report no conflicts of interest.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Early Head Start
KW - Early Head Start
KW - Erziehungstypologie
KW - Familienkonflikt
KW - analyse de profil latent
KW - análisis latentes de perfil
KW - conflicto familiar
KW - conflit familial
KW - early head start
KW - family conflict
KW - latent profile analysis
KW - latente Profilanalyse
KW - maternal depressive symptoms
KW - mütterliche depressive Symptome
KW - parenting typology
KW - programa de comienzo temprano
KW - symptômes dépressifs maternels
KW - síntomas depresivos maternos
KW - tipología de crianza
KW - typologie de parentage
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U2 - 10.1002/imhj.21686
DO - 10.1002/imhj.21686
M3 - Article
C2 - 29266295
AN - SCOPUS:85038432495
VL - 39
SP - 70
EP - 84
JO - Infant Mental Health Journal
JF - Infant Mental Health Journal
SN - 0163-9641
IS - 1
ER -