Influence of parent, child, and contextual factors on the quality of the home environment

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine factors related t o the quality of the home environments mothers provide for their infants. Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth on 602 mothers with infants between 12 and 23 months of age were used for this study. Consistent with Belsky's model of the determinants of parenting, the quality of the home environment was influenced by maternal characteristics, child characteristics, and contextual factors. A positive linear relation was found between scores on a family risk index and the probability that infants were experiencing a relatively unsupportive home environment. &SUM& Le but de cette ttude ttait d'examiner les facteurs lits P la qualitt des milieux familiaux que les mhes offrent P leurs btbes. Des d o n n k tirks de 1'Etude Longitudinale Nationale sur la Jeunesse effectuk sur 602 meres avec des btbts de 12 P 23 mois ont t t t utiliskes pour cette ttude. En accord avec le modMe des determinants de parentage de Belsky, la qualitt du milieu familial ttait influencte par des caracttristiques maternelles, des caracttristiques infantiles et des facteurs contextuels. Une relation lintaire positive a t t t dtcelke entre les scores sur un index de risque familial et la probabilitt que les btbts vivaient dans un milieu familial offrant relativement peu de soutien. RESUMEN: El prop6sito de este estudio fue el de examinar 10s factores relacionados con la calidad del ambiente casero que las madres proveen para sus infantes. Se us6 para este estudio informaci6n de "The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth" obtenida de 602 madres con infantes de entre 12 y 23 meses de nacidos. Consistente con el modelo de Belsky sobre 10s determinantes de la crianza, la calidad del ambiente casero se vio influenciada por caracteristicas maternas y factores contextuales. Una relaci6n lineal positiva se encontr6 entre 10s puntajes del indice de riesgo familiar y la probabilidad de que 10s infantes estaban experimentando un ambiente casero con falta de apoyo.

Predictors of Home Environment and Cognitive Competence During Early Childhood in Pakistan

“…This is consistent with the findings from other studies using samples from the U.S. (Baharudin, 1992;Hannan & Luster, 1991;Menaghan & Parcel, 1991). However, number of children in the family was significantly correlated with only one of the subscales of the HOME, physical environment (-.44); contrary to expectations, family size was unrelated to the subscales tapping language stimulation or academic stimulation (see Table 4).…”

Factors Affecting Parenting Stress Among Biologically Vulnerable Toddlers

“…For mothers of healthy infants, maternal child care competence has been associated with parenting outcomes such as quality of mother-infant interaction (Teti & Gelfand, 1991), occurrence of child abuse (Brayden, Altemeier, Tucker, Deitrich, & Veitz, 1992;Mash, Johnston, & Ovitz, 1983), and amount of cognitive stimulation provided in the home (Hannon & Luster, 1991;Secco, Ateah, Woodgate, & Moffatt, 2002). The significant relationship between depression and maternal toddler care competence, measured as selfefficacy caring for a healthy toddler (Gross, Conrad, Fogg, & Wothke, 1994;Teti & Gelfand, 1991), underscores the need to examine depression among parents of biologically vulnerable toddlers.…”

Perceived and Performed Infant Care Competence of Younger and Older Adolescent Mothers

“…Studies of adolescent mothers have revealed significant relationships among age, social support, child health (Boyce, Chesterman et al, 1991), maternal attitudes and the parenting role (Ragozin, Basham et al, 1982;Hannon & Luster, 1991). Older mothers have more favorable maternal self-efficacy, parenting competence, and performed mothering (Landy, Clark et al, 1983;Garcia Coll, Hoffman et al, 1987;Stevens, 1988;Dormire, Strauss et al, 1989), suggesting the importance of age or factors associated with age.…”

“…Cross-sectional studies have demonstrated that adolescent mothers, compared with older mothers, have less favorable psychosocial well being, personal attributes (Landy, Clark et al, 1983;Stevens, 1988;Dormire, Strauss et al 1989;Boyce, Chesterman et al, 1991), and performed mothering behavior (Levine, Garcia Coll et al, 1985;Carlson, Labarba et al, 1986;Garcia Coll, Vohr et al, 1986;VonWindeguth and Urbano, 1989). Longitudinal studies have shown significant associations between psychosocial well being and mother-infant relationship quality, child cognitive development (Barlow & Coren, 2001), and performed mothering (Hannon & Luster, 1991). Negative developmental outcomes are more common among children born to adolescent mothers (Brooks-Gunn & Furstenberg, 1986;Carlson, Labarba et al, 1986;Furstenburg, Brooks-Gunn et al, 1987;Hardy & Zabin, 1991;Chase-Lansdale, Brooks-Gunn et al, 1992).…”