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Patterns of Risk and Protective Factors Among Alaska Children: Association With Maternal and Child Well‐Being
Author(s) -
Austin Anna E.,
Gottfredson Nisha C.,
Halpern Carolyn T.,
Zolotor Adam J.,
Marshall Stephen W.,
Parrish Jared W.,
Shanahan Meghan E.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
child development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.103
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1467-8624
pISSN - 0009-3920
DOI - 10.1111/cdev.13356
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , psychology , protective factor , developmental psychology , population , risk factor , child development , association (psychology) , demography , environmental health , medicine , sociology , psychotherapist
This study used population‐representative data to examine associations of risk and protective factor patterns among Alaska Native/American Indian (AN/AI; N = 592) and non‐Native ( N = 1,018) children with maternal and child outcomes at age 3 years. Among AN/AI children, a high risk/moderate protection class was associated with child developmental risk and mothers being less likely to feel comfortable asking for help or knowing where to go for parenting information compared to a low socioeconomic status/high protection class. Among non‐Native children, a moderate risk/high protection class was associated with child developmental risk and mothers being less likely to feel comfortable asking for help compared to a low risk/high protection class. Results provide insight on the intersection of risk and protective factors among Alaska families.