Trajectories of maternal aggression in early childhood: Associations with parenting stress, family resources, and neighborhood cohesion

2020 ◽  
Vol 99 ◽  
pp. 104315
Author(s):  
Sarah Prendergast ◽  
David MacPhee
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Family Resources ◽  
Maternal Aggression ◽  
Neighborhood Cohesion

scholarly journals Direct and Mediated Effects of Nativity and Other Indicators of Acculturation on Hispanic Mothers’ Use of Physical Aggression

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 262-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inna Altschul ◽  
Shawna J. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Physical Aggression ◽  
The United States ◽  
Religious Attendance ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Maternal Aggression ◽  
Maternal Alcohol ◽  
Hispanic Mothers

This study used data from 845 foreign-born ( n = 328) and native-U.S. born ( n = 517) Hispanic mothers who participated in the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) to examine four indicators of acculturation—nativity, years lived in the United States, religious attendance, and endorsement of traditional gender norms—as predictors of maternal physical aggression directed toward young children. The authors also examined whether psychosocial risk factors associated with child maltreatment and acculturation—maternal alcohol use, depression, parenting stress, and intimate partner aggression and violence—mediate relationships between acculturation and maternal aggression. Foreign-born Hispanic mothers had significantly lower rates of physical aggression than native-born Hispanic mothers. In path modeling results, U.S. nativity, along with maternal alcohol use, parenting stress, and child aggressive behavior, emerged as the strongest risk factors for maternal physical aggression. Among the four acculturation indicators, only foreign birth was directly associated with lower maternal aggression. Study findings suggest immigrant status is a unique protective factor that contributes to lower levels of physical aggression among Hispanic mothers.

Patients with univentricular heart in early childhood: parenting stress and child behaviour

2011 ◽  
Vol 101 (3) ◽  
pp. 252-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Sarajuuri ◽  
T Lönnqvist ◽  
F Schmitt ◽  
F Almqvist ◽  
E Jokinen
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Child Behaviour ◽  
Univentricular Heart ◽  
Childhood Parenting

scholarly journals Psychosocial stress and the utilization of early childhood intervention services in German families with children aged 0-3 years during the COVID-19 pandemic: The CoronabaBY study (pre-print)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Buechel ◽  
Ina Nehring ◽  
Clara Seifert ◽  
Stefan Eber ◽  
Uta Behrends ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Early Childhood Intervention ◽  
Infants And Toddlers ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
Childhood Intervention ◽  
Intervention Services ◽  
Families With Children

Objective: The CoronabaBY study investigates the perceived pandemic burden, parenting stress, child and parent mental health problems as well as the utilization of psychosocial support measures in families with children between 0-3 years.Methods: Participants were recruited and surveyed via smartphone app for this cross-sectional study. Standardized questionnaires on perceived pandemic burden, parenting stress, parental symptoms of depression and anxiety, children`s regulatory or emotional and behavioral problems and utilization of early childhood intervention services were applied. Results: N = 991 parents (Mage = 33.7 years, 94% mothers, 92% German nationals) with infants (n = 554, Mage = 5.9 months) or toddlers (n = 435, Mage = 25.9 months) participated in the first half-year of 2021. 65% of the parents perceived a high pandemic burden, approx. 40% experienced elevated parenting stress and 24% showed symptoms of depression/anxiety. Infants and toddlers did not show increased mental health problems. 71% (62%) of the stressed (strongly stressed) parents were aware of early childhood intervention services, 36% (55%) were using them in the past and 5% (13%) at the time being.Conclusions: Families with infants and toddlers experience the pandemic as highly stressful. The main challenges are increased parental affective symptoms and limited resources for childcare due to parenting stress. Staggered detrimental effects on children`s mental health might occur if the stressful conditions persist. Accessibility to early childhood intervention services should be a top priority for policy makers.

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