Date of Award
Spring 5-11-2012
Degree Type
Honors College Thesis
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Tammy D. Barry
Advisor Department
Psychology
Abstract
Through a moderated mediational model, the current study examined whether parenting practices mediate the relation between maternal depression and adaptive behaviors in preschoolers and whether that mediation is moderated by socioeconomic status (SES). Data were collected from parent and teacher report questionnaires on 117 preschool children [54 attending Head Start and 63 attending other (non-Head Start ) childcare centers]. It was hypothesized that parenting practices would mediate the relation between maternal depression and child adaptive behavior (positive parenting leading to higher adaptive behavior, negative parenting leading to lower adaptive behavior) and that the relation between parenting and adaptive behavior would be further impacted (i.e., moderated) by SES. Although the hypotheses were not fully supported, findings did show that maternal depression was related to some aspects of parenting and that some aspects of parenting practices were related to child adaptive behaviors.
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Recommended Citation
Smith, Stephanie, "Do Parenting Practices Mediate the Relation Between Maternal Depression and Child Adaptive Behaviors? An Examination of Outcomes for Children from Varying Socioeconomic Status Groups" (2012). Honors Theses. 56.
https://aquila.usm.edu/honors_theses/56