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Dana Charles McCoy1, Marta Dormal1, Kristen Hinckley2
1Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Psychological Assessment
|March 9, 2026
Summary
This study validated a parenting interaction assessment for Peruvian mothers and toddlers. The adapted tool reliably measured emotional and cognitive support, predicting child development in a majority world context.
Area of Science:
- Child Development
- Developmental Psychology
- Cross-Cultural Psychology
Background:
- Parent-child interactions are crucial for child well-being and are targets for global interventions.
- Validated parenting interaction measures are scarce in majority world settings.
- This study addresses the need for culturally relevant assessment tools.
Purpose of the Study:
- To adapt and validate an observational assessment of mother-toddler interactions in rural Peru.
- To provide evidence of the assessment's reliability and validity in a majority world context.
- To examine the relationship between observed parenting support and child development.
Main Methods:
- Adapted the Observation of Mother-Child Interactions assessment for contextual relevance.
- Collected live-coded observational data from 2,375 mother-toddler dyads in rural Andean Peru.
- Employed confirmatory factor analyses and regression models to establish validity and predictive power.
Main Results:
- A two-factor structure emerged, differentiating emotional and cognitive support.
- Observed parenting support subscales showed expected correlations with mother-reported caregiving.
- Parenting interaction subscales predicted child development and behavior, controlling for other factors.
Conclusions:
- The adapted assessment is a valid tool for measuring parenting interactions in majority world contexts.
- Findings support the use of this observational tool for research and intervention.
- Promoting supportive parenting interactions can positively impact child development globally.
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