Determinants of Positive Parenting in a Shared Family Context

• In Event: Sheraton Roundtable Session 31
  In Roundtable Session: Family Matters: Parental Involvement in Education Networking and Decision Making

Abstract

In this study we examined the relationships between family demographics and Black caregivers’ conceptualization in positive parenting. The goal was to understand within-group variability in positive parenting from a population traditionally seen as deficient in caring for young children. Participants included 100 urban, Head Start caregivers reporting on 50 preschool aged children, with two caregivers reporting on the same child. Given that the context for the caregiver pairs who took care of the same child is not independent, multilevel analyses were employed to determine the function of demographic predictors and level of positive Black parenting. We will share preliminary findings from the analyses, as well as the implications for future research, practice and policy related to low-income, urban-residing, Black families.

Authors

• Lok-Wah Li, Tufts University

• Christine M McWayne, Tufts University

• Jacqueline S Mattis, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor