TY - JOUR
T1 - Maternal characteristics associated with child behavior reports in head start settings
AU - Lyn, Aleya
AU - Turner-Musa, Jocelyn
AU - Morgan, Isabel
AU - Belcher, Harolyn M.E.
PY - 2014/7
Y1 - 2014/7
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1002/jcop.21638
DO - 10.1002/jcop.21638
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84902191635
SN - 0090-4392
VL - 42
SP - 571
EP - 582
JO - Journal of community psychology
JF - Journal of community psychology
IS - 5
ER -