A Within-Group Analysis of African American Mothers’ Authoritarian Attitudes, Limit-Setting and Children's Self-Regulation
| Autor: | Elizabeth A. LeCuyer, Dena Phillips Swanson |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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African american
05 social sciences Authoritarianism Ethnic group Context (language use) Authoritarian parenting Article Developmental psychology Group analysis 050902 family studies Cultural diversity Developmental and Educational Psychology 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Limit setting 0509 other social sciences Life-span and Life-course Studies Psychology Social psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology |
| Popis: | Research suggests that higher levels of authoritarian parenting exist in African American (AA) families than in European American (EA) families, and that authoritarian attitudes may be associated with more positive outcomes in AA families than EA families. However, less is known about authoritarian attitudes and children's development within AA families. This within-group study of 50 African American mothers and their 3-year-old children examined associations between maternal authoritarian attitudes, observed maternal limit-setting strategies, and children's self-regulation during a limit-setting interaction. The findings indicate that while AA families may hold more authoritarian attitudes than EA families, the direction of effect of authoritarian attitudes on children's outcomes appears to be the same in both ethnic groups. In this sample, when examining AA authoritarian attitudes relative to those of other AA mothers, less or lower authoritarian attitudes were associated with authoritative limit-setting behavior (firm limits within the context of overall warmth and responsiveness) and better children's self-regulation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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