Chaos, danger, and maternal parenting in families: Links with adolescent adjustment in low‐and middle‐income countries

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	Chaos, danger, and maternal parenting in families: Links with adolescent adjustment in low‐and middle‐income countries
	Deater-Decard, K.; Chang, L.
	2019-05-01
Source Publication	Developmental Science
ISSN	1467-7687
Pages	e12855-e12855
Abstract	The current longitudinal study is the first comparative investigation across low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) to test the hypothesis that harsher and less affectionate maternal parenting (child age 14 years, on average) statistically mediates the prediction from prior household chaos and neighborhood danger (at 13 years) to subsequent adolescent maladjustment (externalizing, internalizing, and school performance problems at 15 years). The sample included 511 urban families in six LMICs: China, Colombia, Jordan, Kenya, the Philippines, and Thailand. Multigroup structural equation modeling showed consistent associations between chaos, danger, affectionate and harsh parenting, and adolescent adjustment problems. There was some support for the hypothesis, with nearly all countries showing a modest indirect effect of maternal hostility (but not affection) for adolescent externalizing, internalizing, and scholastic problems. Results provide further evidence that chaotic home and
Keyword	parenting child development
Language	英語English
The Source to Article	PB_Publication
PUB ID	48018
Document Type	Journal article
Collection	DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714	Deater-Decard, K.,Chang, L.. Chaos, danger, and maternal parenting in families: Links with adolescent adjustment in low‐and middle‐income countries[J]. Developmental Science, 2019, e12855-e12855.
APA	Deater-Decard, K.., & Chang, L. (2019). Chaos, danger, and maternal parenting in families: Links with adolescent adjustment in low‐and middle‐income countries. Developmental Science, e12855-e12855.
MLA	Deater-Decard, K.,et al."Chaos, danger, and maternal parenting in families: Links with adolescent adjustment in low‐and middle‐income countries".Developmental Science (2019):e12855-e12855.

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