Parenting and children's adjustment in families living in supportive housing |
Posted on:2011-01-15 | Degree:Ph.D | Type:Dissertation |
University:University of Minnesota | Candidate:Dillon, Kristin Ann | Full Text:PDF |
GTID:1447390002951959 | Subject:Sociology |
Abstract/Summary: | |
The purpose of this paper was to examine parenting and children's adjustment in the under-researched population of families living in supportive housing. The impact of specific dimensions of observed parenting on teacher-reported school-aged children's internalizing and externalizing symptoms were examined between two time points one year apart. Data from 77 families enrolled in the Early Risers: Healthy Families prevention study were used. Higher observed parenting dimensions of skill encouragement and positive involvement at baseline were associated with lower children's externalizing scores at one-year follow-up. However, higher observed problem solving was associated with higher children's internalizing scores at one-year follow-up. These findings offer evidence that positive parenting practices have the potential to impact externalizing symptoms over time, while the relationship between parenting and internalizing symptoms may be more complex. |
Keywords/Search Tags: | Parenting, Children, Families, Supportive housing, Externalizing symptoms |
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