Sociocontextual Factors and Maternal Caregiving in Mexican American Families with a Toddler
This study investigated the influence of sociocontextual factors on maternal caregiving behaviors in 27 Mexican American families with both a mother and father and a toddler. Observations of family and dyadic tasks or interactional scenarios in laboratory settings were used to assess the coparenting...
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Mississippi State University
2019-02-01
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| description | This study investigated the influence of sociocontextual factors on maternal caregiving behaviors in 27 Mexican American families with both a mother and father and a toddler. Observations of family and dyadic tasks or interactional scenarios in laboratory settings were used to assess the coparenting relationship and the mothers’ sensitivity, intrusiveness, and disengagement with their children. Mothers also completed demographic and acculturation questionnaires. Results showed that the mothers’ generation level significantly predicted sensitivity. Findings further revealed that coparental competition was significant in predicting intrusiveness in the mothers’ caregiving. Results show how culture, family, and characteristics of mothers collaborate to predict the mothers’ caregiving behaviors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0e8644c8897a44808a8aa812e6a10d4c2022-12-22T04:35:29ZengMississippi State UniversityJournal of Human Sciences and Extension2325-52262019-02-0171120https://doi.org/10.54718/WQOY2552Sociocontextual Factors and Maternal Caregiving in Mexican American Families with a ToddlerJennifer J. Ross0Yvonne Caldera1Tuskegee UniversityTexas Tech UniversityThis study investigated the influence of sociocontextual factors on maternal caregiving behaviors in 27 Mexican American families with both a mother and father and a toddler. Observations of family and dyadic tasks or interactional scenarios in laboratory settings were used to assess the coparenting relationship and the mothers’ sensitivity, intrusiveness, and disengagement with their children. Mothers also completed demographic and acculturation questionnaires. Results showed that the mothers’ generation level significantly predicted sensitivity. Findings further revealed that coparental competition was significant in predicting intrusiveness in the mothers’ caregiving. Results show how culture, family, and characteristics of mothers collaborate to predict the mothers’ caregiving behaviors.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/jhse/vol7/iss1/1/coparentingcaregivingsensitivityintrusivenessmexican americanacculturation |
| spellingShingle | Jennifer J. Ross Yvonne Caldera Sociocontextual Factors and Maternal Caregiving in Mexican American Families with a Toddler Journal of Human Sciences and Extension coparenting caregiving sensitivity intrusiveness mexican american acculturation |
| title | Sociocontextual Factors and Maternal Caregiving in Mexican American Families with a Toddler |
| title_full | Sociocontextual Factors and Maternal Caregiving in Mexican American Families with a Toddler |
| title_fullStr | Sociocontextual Factors and Maternal Caregiving in Mexican American Families with a Toddler |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sociocontextual Factors and Maternal Caregiving in Mexican American Families with a Toddler |
| title_short | Sociocontextual Factors and Maternal Caregiving in Mexican American Families with a Toddler |
| title_sort | sociocontextual factors and maternal caregiving in mexican american families with a toddler |
| topic | coparenting caregiving sensitivity intrusiveness mexican american acculturation |
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