Parenting and Child Development

Nicole Letourneau Dr

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A unique collection of research papers that focuses on improving the quality of mother-child interaction and child developmental outcomes among high-risk populations. Demonstrates the efficacy and importance of related interventions.

Sujets

• Sociologie, société et politique

Informations

• Publié par: Waterside Press
• Date de parution: 09 septembre 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781910979952
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Parenting and Child Development
Issues and Answers
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All articles and contributions in this volume have been reproduced in their original American or English spellings and usages, depending on where they were originally published. Some modest and inconsequential changes have been made in the text for presentational purposes. References to bibliographic sources all appear in the chosen styles of the originals.
Parenting and Child Development
Issues and Answers
Dr Nicole Letourneau
Edited by Dr Martha Hart and Jason Novick
“There is no single effort more radical in its potential for saving the world than a transformation of the way we raise our children.”
Marianne Williamson
Contents
Acknowledgements xiii
About the author and editors xvii
Preface xix
Section and Chapter Summaries xx
Section I: Predictors of Parent-Child Interaction and Child Development 25
Populations at Risk 25
1 Fostering Resiliency in Infants and Young Children through Parent-Infant Interaction 27
Parent-Infant Interaction as a Protective Factor that Promotes Resiliency 27
Attachment Security 28
Cognitive, Language, and Social-Emotional Development 29
Risk Factors That Threaten Parent-Infant Interaction 30
Infant Characteristics 30
Depression 30
Adolescent Parenting 31
Poverty 31
Intervention Studies 32
Clinical Implications 32
References 34
2 Postpartum Depression is a Family Affair: Addressing the Impact on Mothers, Fathers, and Children 37
Impact of PPD on Mothers and Fathers 38
Predictors of PPD Point To Family Connection 39
Biological Explanations 40
Psychosocial Stressors 40
Marital Relationships 40
Influences of PPD On Parenting Cognitions And Parent-Infant Relationships 41
Maternal Cognitions and Maternal-Infant Relationships 41
Paternal Cognitions and Paternal-Infant Relationships 42
Impact of PPD on Infants and Children 42
Health 42
Cognitive Development 42
Social-Emotional Development 43
Behavioral Development 43
Implications for Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practice and Policy in Family Intervention 43
Screening Mothers and Fathers for PPD 44
PPD Interventions for Mother and Fathers 44
Relationship Interventions for PPD 44
Recommendations for Family-Centered Interventions and Future Research 45
Family-Centered Approaches to PPD 45
Interventions Targeting Couples Affected by PPD 46
Support Programs for Fathers and Mothers 46
Conclusion 47
References 47
3 Socioeconomic Status and Child Development: A Meta-analysis 57
Guiding Framework 58
Rationale for Meta-Analysis 59
Method 59
Inclusion Criteria 60
Data Extraction and Quality Assessment 63
Meta-Analyses 63
Results 64
Sample Heterogeneity 65
Externalizing Behavior 66
Internalizing Behavior 66
Cognitive and Language Development 67
Discussion 68
Declaration of Conflicting Interests 71
Funding 71
References 71
4 Adolescent Mothers: Support Needs, Resources, and Support-education Interventions 75
Conceptual Foundation 81
Support Needs of Adolescent Parents and their Children 81
Support Resources 82
Family Support 82
Partner Support 83
Perceptions of Support Sources 83
Multiple Sources of Support 83
Support-Education Interventions 84
Social Support 85
Contraceptive Knowledge and Behavior 85
Employability 85
Parental Confidence and Psychological Well-being 85
Parenting Skills and Knowledge 85
Child Health and Development 86
Limitations of Support-Education Intervention Studies and Directions for Future Research 86
Attrition and Sample Size 86
Control/Suitable Comparison Group 87
Measurement 87
Content and Duration 87
Targeting Vulnerable Groups 88
Support Sources and Support Intervention Agents 88
Support Mode 89
Concluding Comments 89
References 89
5 Intergenerational Transmission of Adverse Childhood Experiences via Maternal Depression and Anxiety and Moderation by Child Sex 93
Introduction 93
Method 95
Study design and sample 95
Measures 96
Exposure 96
Mediators 96
Outcome measures 97
Moderator measure 97
Covariates 97
Data analyses 97
Results 98
Descriptive findings 98
Objective 1: Association between maternal ACES and child behaviour 100
Objective 2: Mediation by maternal depression and anxiety 100
Prenatal mediation of internalizing behavior 100
Postnatal mediation of externalizing behavior 101
Postnatal mediation of internalizing behaviour 101
Post-hoc analyses of mediator models 102
Objective 3: moderation by child sex 102
Postnatal model of externalizing behaviour 102
Postnatal model of internalizing behaviour 103
Discussion 103
Strengths and limitations 106
Conclusion 106
Supplementary material 106
Acknowledgements 106
Financial support 107
Conflicts of interest Education 107
Ethical standards 107
References 107
6 Mothering and Domestic Violence: A Longitudinal Analysis 111
Method 113
Parenting Behaviors 113
Predictors and Covariates 114
Exposure to domestic violence 114
Social support 114
Family function 114
Maternal depression 115
Maternal education, socioeconomic status (SES), and sex 115
Interaction Terms 115
Analyses 115
Results 116
Discussion 119
References 122
Section II: Interventions to Promote Parent-Child Interaction and Child Development 125
Intervention Testing: Primary Studies and Reviews 125
7 Improving Adolescent Parent-infant Interactions: A Pilot Study 127
Methods 128
Sample 128
Procedures 129
Data Collection 130
Data Analysis 132
Results 133
Participant Characteristics 133
Parent-Infant Interaction and Contingent Responsiveness 134
Cognitive Development and Visual Expectations 134
Discussion 135
Acknowledgment 137
References 137
8 Supporting Parents: Can Intervention Improve Parent-child Relationships? 141
Vulnerable Children and their Families 141
Parent-Child Relationships 142
Family Functioning 143
Supporting Parenting Capacities 143
Support Intervention I: Keys to Caregiving 143
Research Question and Hypotheses 143
Sample 144
Method 144
Instruments 145
Analysis 145
Results 145
Support Intervention II: Natural Teaching Strategies 146
Research Question and Hypotheses 146
Sample 147
Design and Method 148
Instruments 149
Analysis 149
Results 149
Discussion 151
Limitations 151
Parent-Child Relationships and Family Functioning 151
Social Support 153
Conclusion 153
References 153
9 Interventions with Depressed Mothers and their Infants: Modifying Interactive Behaviours 157
1. Introduction 157
2. Methods 158
2.1 Participants 158
2.2 Treatment procedures 159
2.3 Assessments 160
3. Results and interpretation 161
4 Discussion 163
References 163
10 The Effect of Home-based Peer Support on Maternal-infant Interactions Among Women with Postpartum Depression : A Randomized, Controlled Trial 165
Introduction 165
Theoretical foundation 167
Methods 168
Recruitment and sample size 168
Inclusion criteria 169
Intervention 169
Control 169
Both groups 170
Data collection 170
Data analysis 171
Results 172
Flow of participants, follow up, and sample characteristics 172
Outcomes 172
Discussion 172
Acknowledgements 177
References 177
11 Quasi-experimental Evaluation of a Telephone-based Peer Support Intervention for Maternal Depression 181
Why is this research needed? 181
What are the key findings? 182
How should the findings be used to influence policy/ practice/research/education? 182
Introduction 182
Background 183
The study 184
Aims 184
Design 184
Participants 184
Intervention 185
Data collection 186
Instruments 186
Setting 186
Ethical considerations 187
Data analysis 187
Reliability and validity 187
Results 187
Sample and participant flow 187
Outcomes 189
Discussion 191
Discussion of findings 191
Study limitations 192
Conclusion 192
Acknowledgements 193
Funding 193
Conflict of interest 193
Author contributions 193
References 193
12 A Narrative and Meta-analytic Review of Interventions Aiming to Improve Maternal-child Attachment Security 197
Interventions to Promote Maternal-Child Attachment 199
Method 202
Outcome Measures 203
Quality Assessment 203
Data Extraction 203
Statistical Analysis and Data Synthesis 203
Results 204
Primary Outcome 211
Secondary Outcomes 215
Discussion 216
References 218
Section III: Epigenetics and New Directions 223