Maternal Self Esteem and Locus of Control Relates to the Quality of Young Children's Environment (HOME) in Rural Andhra Pradesh, India: Research and Policy Implications

Autor/inn/en	Fernandez, Sylvia; Vazir, Shahnaz; Bentley, Peggy; Johnson, Susan; Engle, Patrice
Titel	Maternal Self Esteem and Locus of Control Relates to the Quality of Young Children's Environment (HOME) in Rural Andhra Pradesh, India: Research and Policy Implications
Quelle	In: International Journal of Early Childhood, 40 (2008) 2, S.85-99 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0020-7187
Schlagwörter	Locus of Control; Mothers; Self Esteem; Foreign Countries; Family Environment; Depression (Psychology); Child Development; Family Influence; Predictor Variables; Cognitive Development; Well Being; Psychological Patterns; Rural Areas; Correlation; Socioeconomic Status; Educational Attainment; Infants; Hypothesis Testing; India; Home Observation for Measurement of Environment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Ausland; Familienmilieu; Kindesentwicklung; Prädiktor; Kognitive Entwicklung; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Korrelation; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Indien
Abstract	The Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) scale has been shown to be a significant predictor of later cognitive outcomes in many cultures. Therefore identifying factors associated with HOME could be used to promote child development. Maternal psychological well-being is often overlooked although critical in the creation of quality in the home environment. This study examined associations between maternal well-being and HOME using a data set of South Indian rural mothers and infants to test the hypothesis that mothers with internal Locus of Control (LOC) and higher self-esteem (SE) will have a more stimulating home environment than mothers with an external LOC and lower SE, controlling maternal education, depression and SES as potential confounders. Results indicated significant association between maternal SE and LOC and HOME even after controlling for SES and maternal education. The paper examines factors associated with maternal LOC and SE, and argues that programs and policies must consider maternal well-being in interventions for improving child development. (Contains 3 tables, 1 figure and 1 footnote.) (As Provided).
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