An Emic, Mixed-Methods Approach to Defining and Measuring Positive Parenting among Low-Income Black Families

Autor/inn/en	McWayne, Christine M.; Mattis, Jacqueline S.; Green Wright, Linnie E.; Limlingan, Maria Cristina; Harris, Elise
Titel	An Emic, Mixed-Methods Approach to Defining and Measuring Positive Parenting among Low-Income Black Families
Quelle	In: Early Education and Development, 28 (2017) 2, S.182-206 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1040-9289
DOI	10.1080/10409289.2016.1208601
Schlagwörter	Mixed Methods Research; Parenting Skills; Parenting Styles; Child Rearing; Best Practices; Measurement Techniques; Definitions; Low Income Groups; African American Family; Ethnicity; Focus Groups; Interviews; Program Validation; Caregivers; Social Support Groups; Social Influences; Test Construction; Factor Analysis; Statistical Significance; Statistical Analysis; New York (New York) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kindererziehung; Messtechnik; Begriffsbestimmung; Ethnizität; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Sozialer Einfluss; Testaufbau; Faktorenanalyse; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Research Findings: This within-group exploratory sequential mixed-methods investigation sought to identify how ethnically diverse, urban-residing, low-income Black families conceptualize positive parenting. During the item development phase 119 primary caregivers from Head Start programs participated in focus groups and interviews. These qualitative data were content analyzed using a 3-stage iterative process that resulted in the development of a final set of 72 items for a paper-and-pencil measure. In the measure validation phase of the study initial construct validity of the 72-item measure was assessed with an independent sample of 665 respondents. Common factor analyses revealed 5 dimensions of positive parenting on the Black Parenting Strengths in Context scale that related in expected ways with other parent self-report measures. Practice or Policy: Black Parenting Strengths in Context dimensions provide initial support for a more nuanced operationalization of positive parenting than currently exists in any single scale for use with this group and hold promise for better honoring the culture- and context-specific parenting goals and practices that low-income Black parents subjectively view as important for producing healthy developmental outcomes for their children. (As Provided).
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