The Role of Positive Parenting and Maternal Well-Being of Low-Income Chilean Adolescent Mothers in Their Children's Negativity
Laura Léniz-Maturana1, Rosa Vilaseca2, Ruby Miranda-Osorio1
1Faculty of Law, Social Sciences and Education, Universidad Viña del Mar, Viña del Mar 2580022, Chile.
Abstract:
This study analyzes the role of positive parenting, encompassing affection, responsiveness, encouragement, and teaching, on 79 children's negativity aged 10 to 24 months during interactions with their adolescent mothers (aged 15 to 21). Parenting behaviors were evaluated using the Spanish version of the Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes (PICCOLO). Maternal well-being was assessed using the Spanish version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). At the same time, the Ages and Stages Questionnaire-Socioemotional Development (ASQ-SE) measured mothers' perceptions of their children's socioemotional development. Children's negativity was assessed using the Subscale of Negativity from the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project (EHSREP Negativity Subscale). Bivariate analysis revealed a significant association between maternal affection, responsiveness, encouragement, higher maternal anxiety, and maternal perceptions of their children's socioemotional development with children's negativity regarding anger, hostility, or dislike toward their mothers during interaction. Moreover, multivariate regression analysis showed that maternal affection, responsiveness, anxiety, and perceptions of children's socioemotional development could predict negativity. The study underscores the significance of positive parenting, maternal well-being, and perceptions of children's socioemotional development to prevent high levels of children's negativity.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
Parenting Styles
Authoritarian Parenting
This style is strict and controlling, with little room for open dialogue. Authoritarian parents demand obedience and often enforce rules with minimal warmth. Children raised this way may lack social skills and initiative, usually comparing themselves to others unfavorably.
Authoritative...
Socioemotional Development during Infancy
Primary Temperament Types
Influence of Parents and Peers on Identity
Parental Influence on Identity Development
Parents serve as primary guides and managers in an adolescent's life, offering support instrumental in decision-making and personal growth....
Self-Evaluation: Self-Enhancement and Self-Verification
Relationship with Parents: Attachment
Bullying


