African American Adolescent Mothers' Early Caregiving Involvement and Childrens' Behavior and Academic Performance at Age 7

Autor/inn/en	Oberlander, Sarah E.; Black, Maureen M.
Titel	African American Adolescent Mothers' Early Caregiving Involvement and Childrens' Behavior and Academic Performance at Age 7
Quelle	In: Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 40 (2011) 5, S.756-764 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1537-4416
DOI	10.1080/15374416.2011.597087
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Incidence; Academic Achievement; Parent Role; Child Behavior; Adolescents; Children; Caregivers; Theories; Outcomes of Education; Correlation; Low Income; African Americans; Grandparents; Data Analysis; Regression (Statistics); United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Vorkommen; Schulleistung; Parental role; Elternrolle; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Child; Kind; Kinder; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Theory; Theorie; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Korrelation; Niedriglohn; Afroamerikaner; Großeltern; Auswertung; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; USA
Abstract	The United States continues to have the highest incidence of adolescent births among industrialized nations. This study used transactional and life span theories of development to examine whether caregiving patterns assessed over the first 24 months postpartum predicted children's behavior and academic achievement at 7 years. Participants included 120 primiparous, urban, low-income, African American adolescent mothers who participated in a randomized controlled trial of home intervention. Group-based trajectories were used to examine the pattern of caregiving involvement over time. Two distinct, consistent trajectories of caregiving involvement were found: maternal and shared. Maternal caregiving involvement over the first 24 months postpartum predicted positive child behavior and academic achievement at 7 years. In keeping with both transactional and life span theories, findings suggest that adoption of the parent role may lead to positive long-term outcomes for children of adolescent mothers. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10