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Consistency analysis of parenting styles in Thailand during children's first year

Rutja Phuphaibul1, Jariya Wittayasooporn, Chanpen Choprapawon

  • 1Ramathibodi School of Nursing, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. rarph@mahidol.ac.th

Nursing & Health Sciences
|September 7, 2012
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Parenting styles in the first year of life were examined. Overprotection was most common initially, but overall, parenting styles showed very low consistency, suggesting random patterns in caregiving.

Area of Science:

  • Child Development
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Parenting Studies

Background:

  • Understanding parenting styles is crucial for child development.
  • Parenting practices evolve during infancy.
  • Limited research exists on parenting style consistency in early childhood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and examine the consistency of parenting styles during the first year of life.
  • To analyze the prevalence of different parenting styles in Thai infants.
  • To assess the stability of parenting approaches over time.

Main Methods:

  • Descriptive study utilizing data from 4088 parents/caregivers of 6-month-old infants.
  • Data collected during the third wave of The Prospective Cohort of Thai Children project.
  • Infant Parenting Styles Questionnaire used, with styles categorized as controlling, reasoning, overprotection, and neglectful; weighted kappa for consistency analysis.

Main Results:

  • Overprotection was the most prevalent parenting style in the first six months, followed by reasoning.
  • Controlling and neglectful parenting styles were rarely observed.
  • Very low consistency (kappa values: -0.0419 to 0.0688) was found in parenting styles among caregivers.

Conclusions:

  • Parenting styles in the first year of life appear to follow random patterns.
  • Caregivers' approaches to infant care may lack consistent application of specific styles.
  • Further research is needed to understand the implications of inconsistent parenting.

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