Factors Related to Social Competence in Elementary School Among Children of Adolescent Mothers

Bates, Laura; Luster, Tom; Vandenbelt, Marcia

doi:10.1111/1467-9507.00224

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“…As for the social attributes subscale the highest mean was for children of mothers with bachelor's degrees. These results are not surprising but rather provide support to research studies that found positive relations between social competence and social maturity and mothers' education level (Abraham & Christopherson, 1982;Bates, Luster, & Vanderbelt, 2003;Hoglund & Leadbeater, 2004;Namita, 1992;Pushpalata & Singh, 2009). This finding implies that higher levels of education may promote mothers' self-esteem and positive self-regard.…”

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Jordanian mothers' perceptions of their children's social competence: an examination of family factors and demographic variables

Taleb

AlZoubi

2014

Early Child Development and Care

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Children's social competence is an area of research that receives minimal attention from Jordanian researchers. It is important to investigate this area of development so as to provide parents with information about the nature of social competence and possible factors affecting its development. This research study examined Jordanian mothers' perceptions of their kindergarten children's social competence: individual and social attributes. Perceptions were investigated in relation to family size, child's gender, mothers' education level, and marital status. Social competence ratings were obtained from 726 mothers who responded to the study's two-part questionnaire developed by the researcher. The results revealed an average level of social competence ratings by mothers on the total scale with higher ratings for children's social attributes compared to individual attributes. Significant results were found between the study's variables and mothers' perceptions of children's competencies. Mothers who are married, with the least number of children, and with higher education levels rated competencies higher compared to their counterparts. Significant differences were also found for gender with mothers rating the social competence of girls higher than boys. Directions for future research include investigating social competence using multiple sources of data.

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Section: Differences Between Kindergarten Children's Individual and Ssupporting

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Jordanian mothers' perceptions of their children's social competence: an examination of family factors and demographic variables

Taleb

AlZoubi

2014

Early Child Development and Care

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“…Not all mothers have the personal or external resources to become “super mothers,” and some of our young mothers seemed overwhelmed by their stressful circumstances. Living in a neighborhood with a high concentration of impoverished families is also a significant stressor that is predictive of children's academic success in first grade (Bates, Luster, & Vandenbelt, 2003). Other stressors common to our sample included domestic violence, having an incarcerated partner, and frequent changes of residence.…”

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Family Advocates’ Perspectives on the Early Academic Success of Children Born to Low‐Income Adolescent Mothers*

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Vandenbelt³

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Qualitative analyses were conducted to examine family factors related to individual differences in the early school success of children born to low-income adolescent mothers from the perspective of paraprofessional family advocates. These families were participants in a 5-year family support program. Achievement test scores and teacher ratings were used to identify the most successful and least successful students in first grade. Interviews with the advocates about the life experiences of children in each of these groups revealed differences between them in the areas of caregiving practices, maternal characteristics, child characteristics, and contextual sources of stress and support. Given that family service providers are rarely used as informants in this way, the possible strengths and limitations of this approach are discussed.

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“…Not surprisingly, residing in dangerous neighborhoods has been linked to more maternal depression (Cutrona et al, 2005; Ross, 2000) and to less nurturing, warm, and supportive parenting (Ceballo & McLoyd, 2002; Duncan, Brooks-Gunn, & Klebanov, 1994; Furstenberg, 1993; Klebanov, Brooks-Gunn, & Duncan, 1994; Mistry et al, 2002). Moreover, during early childhood exposure to neighborhood violence has been directly linked to increases in children’s externalizing (Bates, Luster, & Vandenbelt, 2003; Dodge, Pettit, & Bates, 1994; Greenberg et al, 1999; Linares et al, 2001; Plybon & Kliewer, 2001) and internalizing problems (Linares et al, 2001). The level of neighborhood violence was expected to be directly associated with mothers’ feelings of depression, such that any effects of neighborhood violence on toddler-aged children’s problem behavior would be indirect (see Figure 1, path e).…”

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A Test of the Family Stress Model on Toddler-Aged Children's Adjustment Among Hurricane Katrina Impacted and Nonimpacted Low-Income Families

Scaramella

Sohr-Preston

Callahan

et al. 2008

Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology

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Hurricane Katrina dramatically altered the level of social and environmental stressors for the residents of the New Orleans area. The Family Stress Model describes a process whereby felt financial strain undermines parents' mental health, the quality of family relationships, and child adjustment. Our study considered the extent to which the Family Stress Model explained toddler-aged adjustment among Hurricane Katrina affected and nonaffected families. Two groups of very low-income mothers and their 2-year-old children participated (pre-Katrina, n = 55; post-Katrina, n = 47). Consistent with the Family Stress Model, financial strain and neighborhood violence were associated with higher levels of mothers' depressed mood; depressed mood was linked to less parenting efficacy. Poor parenting efficacy was associated to more child internalizing and externalizing problems.By some estimates, Hurricane Katrina is the most expensive natural disaster ever to affect the United States (Bacon, 2005). The financial, psychological, and emotional toll of Hurricane Katrina on the lives of residents in the Gulf Coast is unprecedented. Although the damage inflicted by Hurricane Katrina did not discriminate by socioeconomic status, impoverished families may be at heightened risk for experiencing more difficulty recovering from Hurricane Katrina than their more affluent counterparts. Impoverished families have fewer financial reserves from which to draw during times of need and the increased cost demands associated with recovery may be overly taxing for low-income families. According to the Family Stress Model, felt economic pressure increases children's risk for problem behaviors indirectly by increasing parents' psychological distress and disrupting family relationships (Conger & Elder, 1994). Thus, although families residing in the New Orleans area may experience more economic strain since Hurricane Katrina, children of impoverished families may be at heightened risk for experiencing adjustment problems because of the psychological effects of severe economic strain on their parents. Alternatively, the experience of Hurricane Katrina might invalidate the Family Stress Model in that the psychological stress associated with experiencing the disaster, rather than perceived economic hardship, may influence parental depression and anxiety levels as well as levels of child problem behavior.Correspondence should be addressed to Laura V. Scaramella, Associate Professor of Psychology, Psychology, University of New Orleans, GP 2001, New Orleans, LA 70148. lscarame@uno.edu. Publisher's Disclaimer: Full terms and conditions of use: http://www.informaworld.com/terms-and-conditions-of-access.pdf This article maybe used for research, teaching and private study purposes. Any substantial or systematic reproduction, re-distribution, re-selling, loan or sub-licensing, systematic supply or distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden. The publisher does not give any warranty express or implied or make any representation that the co...

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Factors Related to Social Competence in Elementary School Among Children of Adolescent Mothers

Cited by 13 publications

References 61 publications

Jordanian mothers' perceptions of their children's social competence: an examination of family factors and demographic variables

Jordanian mothers' perceptions of their children's social competence: an examination of family factors and demographic variables

Family Advocates’ Perspectives on the Early Academic Success of Children Born to Low‐Income Adolescent Mothers*

A Test of the Family Stress Model on Toddler-Aged Children's Adjustment Among Hurricane Katrina Impacted and Nonimpacted Low-Income Families

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