A Multivariate Investigation of Maternal Risks and Their Relationship to Low-Income, Preschool Children's Competencies

Autor/inn/en	Perry, Marlo A.; Fantuzzo, John W.
Titel	A Multivariate Investigation of Maternal Risks and Their Relationship to Low-Income, Preschool Children's Competencies
Quelle	In: Applied Developmental Science, 14 (2010) 1, S.1-17 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1088-8691
Schlagwörter	Behavior Problems; Low Income Groups; Competence; Cognitive Development; Social Development; Prosocial Behavior; Educational Attainment; Parent Influence; Mental Health; Preschool Children; Profiles; Depression (Psychology); Child Development; Parent Child Relationship; Mothers; At Risk Persons; Correlation; Prenatal Influences; Mobility; Vocabulary Development; Employment Level; Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children; Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test; Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; Child Behavior Checklist + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kompetenz; Kognitive Entwicklung; Soziale Entwicklung; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Psychohygiene; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Kindesentwicklung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Mother; Mutter; Risikogruppe; Korrelation; Pränataler Einfluss; Mobilität; Mobilitätsförderung; Wortschatzarbeit; Beschäftigungsgrad
Abstract	Utilizing a developmental-ecological framework, the purpose of this study was to understand the unique impact of multiple maternal risks across time on ethnically diverse, low-income, preschool children's cognitive skills, pro-social behaviors, and behavior problems. Additionally, this study sought to understand the variability of maternal risks within a low-income population. Data from the national impact evaluation of the Comprehensive Child Development Program (CCDP) was used (N = 3,852). Variable-centered analyses demonstrated that maternal education accounted for the most variance in children's cognitive outcomes, whereas chronicity of maternal depression accounted for the most variance in children's pro-social and problem behaviors. Person-centered analyses revealed eight distinct profiles of maternal risks, demonstrating the heterogeneity of this low-income population. Further, these profiles related differentially to children's preschool skills, indicating that different combinations of maternal risks were associated with varying outcomes for young children. Implications of study findings for early childhood practice, policy, and future research are discussed. (Contains 7 tables, 1 figure and 4 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10