Chronological age, cognitions, and practices in European American mothers: a multivariate study of parenting |
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Authors: | Bornstein Marc H Putnick Diane L |
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Institution: | Child and Family Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD 20892-7971, USA. Marc_H_Bornstein@nih.gov |
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Abstract: | The authors studied multiple parenting cognitions and practices in European American mothers (N=262) who ranged from 15 to 47 years of age. All were 1st-time parents of 20-month-old children. Some age effects were 0; others were linear or nonlinear. Nonlinear age effects determined by spline regression showed significant associations to a "knot" age (approximately 30 years), with little or no association afterward. For parenting cognitions and practices that are age-sensitive, a 2-phase model of parental development is proposed. The findings stress the importance of considering maternal chronological age as a factor in developmental study. |
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