Parenting practices of single mothers: mediators of negative contextual factors

It was hypothesized that the effects of the contextual variables Socioeconomic Disadvantage (SED) and Maternal Antisocial Qualities (MAQ) on Antisocial Behavior Problems (ABP) in boys would be mediated through their disrupting effect on parenting practices. Structural equation models were used to te...

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Published in:Journal of marriage and family 1993-05, Vol.55 (2), p.371-384
Main Authors: Bank, L, Forgatch, M.S, Patterson, G.R, Fetrow, R.A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
age differences
Antisocial Behavior
Behavior
Behavior Problems
Boys
Child discipline
Childrearing Practices
children
Deviant Behavior
Disadvantaged
Discipline
Divorce
economically disadvantaged
Elementary Education
Elementary School Students
Low Income Groups
Males
Modeling
Mothers
Parent Child Relationship
parental absence
Parenting
Parents
Single Mothers
Single parents
Social research
Socioeconomic Status
Socioeconomics
Sons
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Summary:It was hypothesized that the effects of the contextual variables Socioeconomic Disadvantage (SED) and Maternal Antisocial Qualities (MAQ) on Antisocial Behavior Problems (ABP) in boys would be mediated through their disrupting effect on parenting practices. Structural equation models were used to test the hypotheses separately for younger (grades K-2) and older (grades 3-6) boys in a study of recently divorced mothers and their sons. Models for the older boys were replicated in another sample with single mothers. Socioeconomically disadvantaged mothers had less effective discipline, and their sons were at greater risk for antisocial behavior problems in all three samples. With older boys, mothers with antisocial qualities placed their sons at risk for antisocial behavior problems because of disrupted parenting practices. Moreover, in the context of maternal antisocial qualities, socioeconomic dis- advantage had no impact on parenting or antisocial behavior problem constructs.
ISSN:0022-2445
1741-3737
DOI:10.2307/352808