Parenting beliefs and practices in toddlerhood as precursors to self‐regulatory, psychosocial, and academic outcomes in early and middle childhood in ethnically diverse low‐income families

Jeffrey Liew; Gustavo Carlo; Cara Streit; Jean M. Ispa

doi:10.1111/sode.12306

journal article Sep 04, 2018

Parenting beliefs and practices in toddlerhood as precursors to self‐regulatory, psychosocial, and academic outcomes in early and middle childhood in ethnically diverse low‐income families

Jeffrey Liew

Gustavo Carlo

Cara Streit Jean M. Ispa

Social Development Vol. 27 No. 4 pp. 891-909 · Wiley

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Abstract

AbstractEthnoracially diverse families living in poverty are vulnerable to stress, discrimination, and adversities that can be ‘toxic’ to parenting and to a wide range of psychosocial and academic outcomes in youth. Thus, there is high need to identify malleable protective and promotive factors that may lead to improved developmental trajectories and outcomes for at‐risk youth and families. In this study of 2,233 low‐income families with ethnoracially diverse children (49.5% girls; 42.5% European Americans, 38.4% African Americans, and 19.1% U.S. Latino/as), we tested a model positing that child‐rearing beliefs at 24 months and parenting practices at 36 months are precursors to the development of children’s self‐regulation at pre‐kindergarten, with self‐regulation as a mediating mechanism between parenting in toddlerhood and psychosocial and academic functioning at fifth grade. Results confirm that child‐rearing beliefs are precursors to parenting practices, and both parenting practices and self‐regulation are mediating mechanisms by which child‐rearing beliefs are linked to youths’ psychosocial and academic outcomes. The results have implications for early parent education and parenting interventions, including public health approaches that have the potential for positive impacts on vulnerable children, youth, and families.

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Published: Sep 04, 2018
Vol/Issue: 27(4)
Pages: 891-909
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Authors

J

Jeffrey Liew

Department of Educational Psychology Texas A&M University

G

Gustavo Carlo

Department of Human Development and Family Science University of Missouri

C

Cara Streit

Department of Individual, Family, and Community Education University of New Mexico

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Jean M. Ispa

Department of Human Development and Family Science University of Missouri

Cite This Article

Jeffrey Liew, Gustavo Carlo, Cara Streit, et al. (2018). Parenting beliefs and practices in toddlerhood as precursors to self‐regulatory, psychosocial, and academic outcomes in early and middle childhood in ethnically diverse low‐income families. Social Development, 27(4), 891-909. https://doi.org/10.1111/sode.12306

Parenting beliefs and practices in toddlerhood as precursors to self‐regulatory, psychosocial, and academic outcomes in early and middle childhood in ethnically diverse low‐income families

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