The benefits of nurturant-involved parenting for children's internalizing symptoms and cardiometabolic health in high-risk contexts.

Autor: Wiggins ER; Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA., Brisson JM; Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA., Lavner JA; Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA., Ehrlich KB; Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.; Center for Family Research, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Development and psychopathology [Dev Psychopathol] 2023 Dec; Vol. 35 (5), pp. 2420-2429. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 30.
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579423000652
Abstrakt: Despite evidence that nurturant-involved parenting is linked with children's social, psychological, and physiological development, less is known about the specific contexts in which nurturant-involved parenting is most beneficial for children's mental and physical health. The present study examined how associations between nurturant-involved parenting and children's internalizing symptoms and cardiometabolic risk varied as a function of children's stress and discrimination. Participants included 165 Black and Latinx children ( M age = 11.5 years) and their guardians. Children reported on their ongoing stress, experiences of discrimination, and internalizing symptoms (depression and anxiety). Guardians provided information about their nurturant-involved parenting practices. Children's cardiometabolic risk was assessed as a composite reflecting a high level of systolic or diastolic blood pressure, waist circumference, HbA1c, triglycerides, and low HDL cholesterol. Regression analyses indicated that among youth who reported high levels of stress and discrimination, nurturant-involved parenting was negatively associated with cardiometabolic risk. Although children's stress and discrimination were significantly associated with their internalizing symptoms, neither stress nor discrimination moderated the relation between nurturant-involved parenting and internalizing symptoms. Results highlight the significant role that parents play in shaping children's health, particularly among youth experiencing high levels of stress and discrimination.
Databáze: MEDLINE