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MATERNAL CHARACTERISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH CHILD BEHAVIOR REPORTS IN HEAD START SETTINGS
Author(s) -
Lyn Aleya,
TurnerMusa Jocelyn,
Morgan Isabel,
Belcher Harolyn M.E.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/jcop.21638
Subject(s) - receipt , psychological intervention , childbirth , head start , psychology , welfare , clinical psychology , association (psychology) , medicine , psychiatry , developmental psychology , pregnancy , biology , world wide web , computer science , political science , law , genetics , psychotherapist
The objective of this study was to examine the association between maternal characteristics and mother‐rated child behavior reports for 435 predominately African American children enrolled in urban Head Start programs. Mothers who were adolescents at the time of their child's birth reported more favorable child behaviors compared with those who were not adolescents at childbirth. Less favorable ratings of child behavior scores were observed for mothers with a history of family substance abuse, depression, and welfare receipt. These findings should assist in policy decisions for the allocation of targeted family and child interventions.