Devon Harrison
Professor Brooke Wells
Social Psychology, Hunter College
April 9, 2015 Rough Draft
Topic: Associations Between Parenting Practices and Child Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors Among Lower Income African American and Latina Mothers
Decades of research studies have shown a strong link between parenting practices and child internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems (Fletcher, Walls, Cook, Madison, & Bridges, 2008; Griffin, Botvin, Scheier, Diaz, & Miller, 2000; Stormshack, Bierman, McMahon, & Lengua, 2000). Yet, many of these studies fail to consider the influence of socio-contextual factors such as race/ethnicity, culture, and socioeconomic status on parenting beliefs, attitudes, and practices …show more content…
Studies suggest that SES influences parenting and, as a result, child social and emotional outcomes through several pathways. For example, low SES parents are often less educated, in single-parent households, and are exposed to stressors such as limited financial/material resources, living in unsafe neighborhoods, and limited access to social support; all of which can lead to strain on parents’ emotional resources, which in turn can lead to impairments in parenting and resultant disruptions in their children’s social, emotional, and cognitive well-being (Bradley & Corwyn, 2002; Conger, Conger, & Martin, 2010; Kotchick & Forehand, 2002; Pinderhughes, Dodge, Bates, Pettit, & Zelli, 2000). Studies show that when compared to higher SES parents, lower SES parents are more likely to adhere to an authoritarian style of parenting, are less responsive to their children, and are more likely to endorse and use punitive disciplinary practices, (Hill, 2006; Pinderhuges et al., 2000). In a multi-racial sample of mothers, lower SES was directly associated with the use of harsh discipline strategies (Pinderhuges et al., 2000). This direct association was mediated by greater beliefs about the value of spanking and greater perceived stress. Greater perceived stress, in turn, was associated with intense emotional and cognitive processes, which likely influenced the …show more content…
E., Roosa, M. W., & Jackson, K. M. (1997). Risk, conflict, mothers' parenting, and children's adjustment in low-income, Mexican immigrant, and Mexican American families. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 309-323. doi: 10.2307/353472
Fletcher, A. C., Walls, J. K., Cook, E. C., Madison, K. J., & Bridges, T. H. (2008). Parenting style as a moderator of associations between maternal disciplinary strategies and child well-being. Journal of Family Issues, 29(12), 1724-1744. doi:
10.1177/0192513X08322933
Garcia Coll, C. T., Meyer, E. C., & Brillon, L. (1995). Ethnic minority parenting. In M. H. Bornstein (Ed.), Handbook of parenting, Vol. 2: Biology and ecology of parenting
(pp.189-209). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Gershoff, E. T. (2002). Corporal punishment by parents and associated child behaviors and experiences: a meta-analytic and theoretical review. Psychological bulletin, 128(4), 539. doi: 10.1037/0033-2909.128.4.539
Gershoff, E. T. (2013). Spanking and child development: We know enough now to stop hitting our children. Child development perspectives, 7(3), 133-137.
Gershoff, E. T. (2010). More harm than good: A summary of scientific research on the
Professor Brooke Wells
Social Psychology, Hunter College
April 9, 2015 Rough Draft
Topic: Associations Between Parenting Practices and Child Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors Among Lower Income African American and Latina Mothers
Decades of research studies have shown a strong link between parenting practices and child internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems (Fletcher, Walls, Cook, Madison, & Bridges, 2008; Griffin, Botvin, Scheier, Diaz, & Miller, 2000; Stormshack, Bierman, McMahon, & Lengua, 2000). Yet, many of these studies fail to consider the influence of socio-contextual factors such as race/ethnicity, culture, and socioeconomic status on parenting beliefs, attitudes, and practices …show more content…
Studies suggest that SES influences parenting and, as a result, child social and emotional outcomes through several pathways. For example, low SES parents are often less educated, in single-parent households, and are exposed to stressors such as limited financial/material resources, living in unsafe neighborhoods, and limited access to social support; all of which can lead to strain on parents’ emotional resources, which in turn can lead to impairments in parenting and resultant disruptions in their children’s social, emotional, and cognitive well-being (Bradley & Corwyn, 2002; Conger, Conger, & Martin, 2010; Kotchick & Forehand, 2002; Pinderhughes, Dodge, Bates, Pettit, & Zelli, 2000). Studies show that when compared to higher SES parents, lower SES parents are more likely to adhere to an authoritarian style of parenting, are less responsive to their children, and are more likely to endorse and use punitive disciplinary practices, (Hill, 2006; Pinderhuges et al., 2000). In a multi-racial sample of mothers, lower SES was directly associated with the use of harsh discipline strategies (Pinderhuges et al., 2000). This direct association was mediated by greater beliefs about the value of spanking and greater perceived stress. Greater perceived stress, in turn, was associated with intense emotional and cognitive processes, which likely influenced the …show more content…
E., Roosa, M. W., & Jackson, K. M. (1997). Risk, conflict, mothers' parenting, and children's adjustment in low-income, Mexican immigrant, and Mexican American families. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 309-323. doi: 10.2307/353472
Fletcher, A. C., Walls, J. K., Cook, E. C., Madison, K. J., & Bridges, T. H. (2008). Parenting style as a moderator of associations between maternal disciplinary strategies and child well-being. Journal of Family Issues, 29(12), 1724-1744. doi:
10.1177/0192513X08322933
Garcia Coll, C. T., Meyer, E. C., & Brillon, L. (1995). Ethnic minority parenting. In M. H. Bornstein (Ed.), Handbook of parenting, Vol. 2: Biology and ecology of parenting
(pp.189-209). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Gershoff, E. T. (2002). Corporal punishment by parents and associated child behaviors and experiences: a meta-analytic and theoretical review. Psychological bulletin, 128(4), 539. doi: 10.1037/0033-2909.128.4.539
Gershoff, E. T. (2013). Spanking and child development: We know enough now to stop hitting our children. Child development perspectives, 7(3), 133-137.
Gershoff, E. T. (2010). More harm than good: A summary of scientific research on the