Maternal and Paternal Similarities and Differences in Parenting: An Examination of Mexican-American Parents of Young Children

Autor/inn/en	Gamble, Wendy C.; Ramakumar, Sri; Diaz, Abel
Titel	Maternal and Paternal Similarities and Differences in Parenting: An Examination of Mexican-American Parents of Young Children
Quelle	In: Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 22 (2007) 1, S.72-88 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0885-2006
Schlagwörter	Child Rearing; Fathers; Mothers; Mexican Americans; Beliefs; Parent Child Relationship; Gender Differences; Affective Behavior; Young Children; Socialization; Child Behavior; Parenting Styles + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kindererziehung; Mother; Mutter; Hispanoamerikaner; Belief; Glaube; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Frühe Kindheit; Socialisation; Sozialisation
Abstract	The present study evaluated the degree of parental similarity-dissimilarity across parenting dimensions operationalized in terms of: (1) one's own and one's partner's style; (2) meta-emotion belief structures; (3) behavioral strategies in reaction to children's emotions; as well as (4) parental support and responsiveness. The first four dimensions were assessed with independent self-reports from both mothers and fathers and the latter was measured through observed behaviors in a discussion of emotions. Fifty-seven families participated. The mothers (92%) and fathers (90%) of preschool-aged children (mean age 57.5 months, 54% male) were predominantly of Mexican descent. Results revealed significant similarity when comparing mothers' and fathers' observed behaviors. Agreement among parents also emerged when comparing minimizing coping reactions to children's emotional displays and self-reported and reports of one's partner's authoritative parenting. Despite evidence of agreement on use of authoritative strategies and similarity on observed behaviors, comparisons of mean levels revealed dissimilarity. The participating mothers reported a greater tendency to employ authoritative strategies and their partners' ratings of the mothers' parenting confirmed this perceived difference. In addition, comparisons of mothers' and fathers' observed behaviors in interaction with their children suggested that, while mothers and fathers are engaged in similar behaviors, mothers are observed to engage in them more frequently. These results reinforce the need to assess both parents, employing multiple methods, in determining interdependence or their combined and unique contributions to socializing children. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10