ERIC Number: EJ1330689
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Mar
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
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What Kind of Parenting Is Associated with Early Self-Control among Toddlers Living in Poverty? The Importance of Learning Support
Developmental Psychology, v58 n3 p425-437 Mar 2022
The present study examined what kind of parenting best supports toddlers' self-control in the context of poverty. Parents and toddlers (52% female; M[subscript age] = 2.60 years) in 117 families (35% White, 25% Black, 22% Latinx, 15% Multiracial, and 3% Asian; M family income = $1,845/month) engaged in structured interaction tasks, and toddlers completed a snack delay task concurrently and after 6 months. Latent profile analysis based on eight observed parenting behaviors representing learning support and responsiveness/sensitivity (e.g., teaching, technical scaffolding, teamwork, instructions, choices, language use, specific praise, and warmth) identified four parenting profiles: Lower Learning Support/Lower Responsiveness, Moderate Learning Support/Moderate Responsiveness, High Responsiveness, and High Learning Support. Toddlers with parents in the High Learning Support profile demonstrated the greatest self-control 6 months later, compared with toddlers of parents in the other three profiles, and there were no statistically significant differences in self-control among toddlers of parents in those other three profiles. Results were robust even after controlling for initial levels of self-control, as well as multiple other child, parent, and family characteristics. These study findings highlight the importance of parents' learning support in understanding the early development of toddlers' self-control in the context of poverty and reinforce the need to create and refine preventive interventions in this area.
Descriptors: Self Control, Poverty, Toddlers, Parenting Styles, Parent Child Relationship, Task Analysis, Profiles, Comparative Analysis, Family Characteristics, Intervention, Child Development, Prevention, Rural Areas
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH)
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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania; Wisconsin
Grant or Contract Numbers: R01HD081361