Date of Award
12-2020
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.S.
Degree Program
Psychology
Department
Psychology
Major Professor
Black, Sarah
Second Advisor
Scalco, Matthew
Third Advisor
Kotelnikova, Yuliya
Abstract
While robust literature exists on the association between positive and negative parenting with child outcomes, less is known about the nature of parenting’s consistency in this relationship. This study sought to examine the relationship between valence and consistency of parenting, and to determine whether consistency is associated with child adjustment independent of valence. Data were collected from 167 mothers and their toddler-aged child. Participation involved two time points, 1 year apart. At each time point, mothers’ observational data were obtained via videotape of designed interactions between mother and toddler, as well as survey data from mothers. Bivariate correlations and multiple regressions were used to examine 1) parenting’s consistency over time, and 2) whether the direction of inconsistency moderated the relationship between inconsistency on child behavior problems. Parenting at Time 1 predicted Time 2 for both valences. Additionally, increases in negative parenting factor scores predicted concurrent increases in children’s externalizing.
Recommended Citation
Brabham, David R L, "Analysis of Mothers’ Parenting Consistency: Associations with Children’s Adjustment" (2020). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 3003.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/3003
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