Ethnic Variation in the Association between Family Structures and Practices on Child Outcomes at 36 Months: Results from Early Head Start

Autor/in	Iruka, Iheoma U.
Titel	Ethnic Variation in the Association between Family Structures and Practices on Child Outcomes at 36 Months: Results from Early Head Start
Quelle	In: Early Education and Development, 20 (2009) 1, S.148-173 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1040-9289
Schlagwörter	Ethnicity; Differences; Family Structure; Parenting Styles; Family Environment; Preschool Children; Receptive Language; Cognitive Development; Behavior Problems; Low Income Groups; Employment Level; Educational Attainment; Parent Background; Mothers; Employed Parents + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethnizität; Unterscheiden; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Familienmilieu; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Rezeptive Kommunikationsfähigkeit; Kognitive Entwicklung; Beschäftigungsgrad; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Elternhaus; Mother; Mutter
Abstract	Research Findings: This study analyzed data from the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Study (EHSRES) to examine whether the association between family structural characteristics (maternal education, number of parents, employment status, and number of children), parenting practices (sensitive and negative parenting, cognitively stimulating home environment, authoritarian parenting), and children's outcomes (receptive language, cognitive development, and problem behaviors) differ across ethnicity. A sample of 2,777 low-income families included 39% European Americans/Whites, 36% African Americans, and 25% Hispanics. Results indicated ethnic differences in some family structural characteristics, parenting practices, and child outcomes. With the exception of employment status, there was limited evidence that ethnic differences in family structural characteristics were related to differences in child outcomes. Though there were also ethnic differences in parenting practices, there was no evidence that ethnicity moderated the relation between parenting practices and children's language, cognitive, and behavioral outcomes at 36 months. Practice or Policy: The implication of this study is the need to foster and focus on positive parenting practices, rather than negatives ones, because of their importance to children's language, cognitive development, and behavior management. Ethnic differences may matter, but they may not in the face of other stressors such as economic fears, job instability, health concerns, and neighborhood safety. (Contains 1 figure, 1 note, and 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10