Parenting and Child Health: A Study of Low-Income Hispanic and African American Families

Autor/inn/en	Nievar, M. Angela; Ramisetty-Mikler, Suhasini
Titel	Parenting and Child Health: A Study of Low-Income Hispanic and African American Families
Quelle	(2011), (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Low Income; Mothers; Chronic Illness; Child Health; Child Rearing; Depression (Psychology); Hispanic Americans; African Americans; Home Instruction; Prediction; Minority Groups; Preschool Children; Parent Education; Program Effectiveness; Parent Child Relationship; Correlation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Niedriglohn; Mother; Mutter; Chronic disease; Chronische Krankheit; Kindererziehung; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Afroamerikaner; Heimunterricht; Vorhersage; Ethnische Minderheit; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Parents education; Elternbildung; Elternschule; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Korrelation
Abstract	Children in low-income and ethnic minority families are more likely to be in poor health, which may impact physical and economic well-being in adulthood. This study explored how maternal depression and parenting efficacy were associated with child health outcomes in a sample of minority low-income families (N = 311). Results demonstrate that mothers with higher parenting efficacy and fewer depressive symptoms are more likely to have healthy children. Low-income families and minority families whose mothers participated in the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) program were more likely to rate their child's health positively than similar families who lived in areas where the HIPPY program was not available, even when controlling for other predictors. Parental efficacy predicted optimal child health status beyond the presence of a chronic health condition for their young child. Parent characteristics may be opportune targets for addressing child health disparities, and future research should focus on understanding and identifying parent behaviors associated with child health. (Contains 2 tables.) [This research was funded by a UNT-UNTHSC Collaborative Grant.] (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10