Trajectories of Maternal Harsh Parenting in the First 3 Years of Life

Autor/inn/en	Kim, Hyoun K.; Pears, Katherine C.; Fisher, Philip A.; Connelly, Cynthia D.; Landsverk, John A.
Titel	Trajectories of Maternal Harsh Parenting in the First 3 Years of Life
Quelle	In: Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 34 (2010) 12, S.897-906 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0145-2134
DOI	10.1016/j.chiabu.2010.06.002
Schlagwörter	Early Intervention; Incidence; Parenting Styles; Child Rearing; Drinking; Infants; At Risk Persons; Developmental Stages; Child Development; Mothers; Parent Influence; Aggression; Parent Child Relationship; Alcohol Abuse; Correlation; Young Children; Family Violence; Toddlers; Child Abuse + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Vorkommen; Kindererziehung; Trinken; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Risikogruppe; Kindesentwicklung; Mother; Mutter; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Korrelation; Frühe Kindheit; Infants; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder
Abstract	Objective: Despite the high prevalence rates of harsh parenting, the nature of developmental change in this domain early in life and the factors that contribute to changes in harsh parenting over time are not well understood. The present study examined developmental patterns in maternal harsh parenting behavior from birth to age 3 years and their related longitudinal risk factors (contextual and intrapersonal). Partner aggression was also tested as a time-varying predictor to examine its time-specific influence on maternal harsh parenting. Methods: Longitudinal data from 4 assessments of a community sample of 488 at-risk mothers were analyzed using latent growth curve modeling. Maternal risk factors and harsh parenting behaviors were assessed at birth and at ages 1, 2, and 3 years. Results: There was a significant increase in maternal harsh parenting from birth to age 3, particularly between ages 1 and 2. There was a significant direct effect of maternal alcohol use and abuse history on maternal harsh parenting at age 3, and maternal age was positively associated with change in maternal harsh parenting over time. In addition, partner aggression was significantly and positively associated with maternal harsh parenting at each time point. Conclusions: The findings suggest possible developmental trends in the emergence of maternal harsh parenting during infancy and toddlerhood. Further investigation is needed to elucidate individual differences in the developmental patterns and to differentiate predictive factors that persist across time and factors that are unique to specific developmental stages. Practice implications: The overall high prevalence rates of harsh parenting behavior and growth of such behavior in infancy and toddlerhood support the need for developmentally sensitive early intervention programs. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10