Parent-Child Interaction Among Latina Adolescent Mothers: The Role of Family and Social Support

Contreras, Josefina M.; Mangelsdorf, Sarah C.; Rhodes, Jean E.; Diener, Marissa L.; Brunson, Liesette

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“…At the time of the study, 62.98% of mothers were working outside the home, and those who were working (n = 165) averaged 32.69 hr/wk (SD = 13.01). Our sample was sociodemographically heterogeneous, but we recruited an ethnically homogenous group because mothers of different ethnic, racial, and cultural groups parent differently (Bornstein, 1991;Garcia Coll & Pachter, 2002); for example, parenting attitudes toward childrearing, knowledge of child development, and perceived social support as well as family structure and social network variables vary with ethnicity (e.g., Contreras, Mangelsdorf, Rhodes, Diener, & Brunson, 1999).…”

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Chronological age, cognitions, and practices in European American mothers: A multivariate study of parenting.

Bornstein¹,

Putnick²

2007

Developmental Psychology

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We studied multiple parenting cognitions and practices in European American mothers (N = 262) who ranged in age from 15 to 47 years. All were first-time parents of 20-month-old children. Some age effects were zero; others were linear or nonlinear. Nonlinear age effects determined by spline regression showed significant associations to a "knot" age (~30 years) with little or no association afterward. For parenting cognitions and practices that are age-sensitive, a two-phase model of parental development is proposed. These findings stress the importance of considering maternal chronological age as a factor in developmental study. Maternal Age and ParentingIncreasing numbers of adult women in the United States and Europe are delaying conception, expanding the age range for pregnancy and birth Mirowsky, 2002;Paulsen & Sachs, 1998). According to the National Vital Statistics Report , birth rates for 30-to 39-year-old women increased by about 1% each year from 1991 to 2003, and births to women aged 35-39 and 40-44 years rose 38% and 58%, respectively, from 1990 to 2003. At the same time, the United States has the highest percentage of teen (15-19) births among industrialized nations (415,408 babies in the United States in 2004;. These demographics beg questions about what associations might obtain between maternal age per se and parenting and family process, the main concerns of this study.The psychosocial impacts of early childbirth are now fairly well established. Younger mothers are known to possess less knowledge about parenting, to express less desirable childrearing attitudes, and to hold less realistic expectations about child development than older mothers (Hardy, Astone, Brooks-Gunn, Shapiro, & Miller, 1998; Moore & BrooksGunn, 2002;Sommer et al., 1993). Parenthood at very young ages is also associated with less favorable maternal behaviors toward children (Barratt & Roach, 1995; Coley & ChaseLansdale, 1998;Moore & Brooks-Gunn, 2002;Pomerleau, Scuccimarri, & Malcuit, 2003). For example, teenage mothers have been found to be less verbal, less sensitive, and less responsive to their children than older mothers (Culp, Appelbaum, Osofsky, & Levy, 1988 HHS Public Access Author Manuscript Author ManuscriptAuthor ManuscriptAuthor Manuscript and they tend to provide a less stimulating home environment (Luster & Dubow, 1990;Moore, Morrison, & Greene, 1997). Distinctive characteristics of adolescent mothers may place them at risk for nonoptimal parenting (Whitman, Borkowski, Schellenbach, & Nath, 1987): Teenage mothers have diminished intellectual ability and lower educational attainment, are less socioemotionally mature, and possess fewer social supports with the consequence that they are less well prepared to parent (Coll, Hoffman, & Oh, 1987;Streetman, 1987). To the extent that adolescent mothers are challenged by their own developmental crises in the search for personal identity, they are less likely to invest in parenting or command the wherewithal to parent optimally.At the older end of the age continuum...

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Chronological age, cognitions, and practices in European American mothers: A multivariate study of parenting.

Bornstein¹,

Putnick²

2007

Developmental Psychology

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“…Positive mother -grandmother relationships characterized by autonomy and mutuality are found to be as highly associated with good adjustment and parenting (Hess, Papas, & Black, 2002), as is positive relationship with the partner (Gee & Rhodes, 2003;Krishnakumar & Black, 2003). However, in some studies these adolescent mothers with more familial support show worse subsequent parenting of their babies (Contreras, Mangelsdorf, Rhodes, Diener, & Brunson, 1999;Davis & Rhodes, 1994;Spieker & Bensley, 1994;Unger & Cooley, 1992).…”

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Teenage pregnancy, attachment style, and depression: A comparison of teenage and adult pregnant women in a Portuguese series

Figueiredo

Bifulco

Pacheco

et al. 2006

Attachment & Human Development

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The aim of this Portuguese study is to compare the experience of pregnancy in teenage years and later adulthood and to examine insecure attachment style as a risk factor for depression during pregnancy. The Attachment Style Interview (ASI; Bifulco, Moran, Ball, & Bernazzani, 2002) and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS; Cox, Holden, & Sagovsky, 1987) were administered to 66 pregnant adolescents and 64 adult women. Pregnant teenagers were found to be nearly three times more likely to have an insecure attachment style of Enmeshed, Angry-Dismissive, or Fearful style than adults, all at high levels of impairment (54% vs.19%, p 5 .02). Logistic regression showed, when all risk factors were entered, highly Enmeshed style and poor partner support provided the best model for depression with age at pregnancy no longer adding. Insecure attachment style should be addressed in prevention and intervention strategies with teenage mothers.

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“…For example, higher degrees of support reduce maternal stress levels associated with depression in this population (Adamakos et al, 1986;Coyl, Roggman, & Newland, 2002;Planos, Zayas, & Busch-Rossnagel, 1997). In addition, a small number of studies of depressed Latina mothers of children between the ages of 1 and 5 years from low-income households found that strengthened social support was related to characteristics of positive interactions (Contreras, Mangelsdorf, Rhodes, Diener, & Brunson, 1999;MacPhee, Fritz, & Miller-Hely, 1996;Planos et al, 1997). Mothers with greater social support showed improved engagement, greater frequency of verbal praise, and heightened sensitivity during mother-child interactions.…”

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Maternal Depressive Symptomatology, Social Support, and Language Development of Bilingual Preschoolers From Low-Income Households

Cycyk

Bitetti

Hammer

2015

Am J Speech Lang Pathol

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Purpose: This study examined the impact of maternal depressive symptomatology and social support on the English and Spanish language growth of young bilingual children from low-income backgrounds. It was hypothesized that maternal depression would slow children's development in both languages but that social support would buffer the negative effect. Method: Longitudinal data were collected from 83 mothers of Puerto Rican descent and their children who were attending Head Start preschool for 2 years. The effects of maternal depressive symptomatology and social support from family and friends on receptive vocabulary and oral comprehension development in both languages were examined.Results: Growth curve modeling revealed that maternal depressive symptomatology negatively affected Spanish receptive vocabulary development only. Maternal depression did not affect children's English receptive vocabulary or their oral comprehension in either language. Social support was not related to maternal depressive symptomatology or child language. Conclusions: These findings suggest that maternal depression is 1 risk factor that contributes to less robust primary language development of bilingual children from low-income households. Speech-language pathologists must (a) increase their awareness of maternal depression in order to provide families with appropriate mental health referrals and (b) consider their roles as supportive adults for children whose mothers may be depressed. C hildren of Latino descent are the fastest growing demographic in U.S. public schools (Aud et al., 2012). Many are exposed to Spanish in the home. In fact, 80% of bilingual children enrolled in public school report Spanish to be the primary home language (Kindler, 2002), making Spanish the most common language other than English to which children are exposed (Batlova & McHugh, 2010). The high percentage of Spanish-speaking children in preschool and elementary grades is expected to persist because Spanish is also the principal language of bilingual children attending Head Start preschool programs (Hulsey et al., 2011). Unfortunately, these children are at risk for future academic difficulties.It has been well documented that Latino bilingual children living in the United States underperform their monolingual peers in a variety of academic content areas (Duran & Weffer, 1992;Garcia & Miller, 2008;Reardon & Galindo, 2009). Nationally, Latino children score significantly lower than their English-only classmates on measures of language, literacy, and mathematics as they leave preschool and enter kindergarten (Moiduddin, Aikens, Tarullo, West, & Xue, 2012;Reardon & Galindo, 2009). The stark academic performance difference between these two populations endures throughout their educational experience: Latino students perform lower on measures of math and reading in fourth and eighth grades (Hemphill & Vanneman, 2011) and are more likely to drop out of high school than non-Latino students (Chapman, Laird, Ifill, & KewalRamani, 2011).The educational disadvantage ...

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Parent-Child Interaction Among Latina Adolescent Mothers: The Role of Family and Social Support

Cited by 55 publications

References 30 publications

Chronological age, cognitions, and practices in European American mothers: A multivariate study of parenting.

Chronological age, cognitions, and practices in European American mothers: A multivariate study of parenting.

Teenage pregnancy, attachment style, and depression: A comparison of teenage and adult pregnant women in a Portuguese series

Maternal Depressive Symptomatology, Social Support, and Language Development of Bilingual Preschoolers From Low-Income Households

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