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08-11-2019 | Original Paper

Friend Support and the Parenting of Latina Adolescent Mothers: The Moderating Role of Maternal Age

Auteurs: Stephanie G. Silberman, Josefina M. Grau, Patricia Castellanos, Petra A. Duran, Erin Smith

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 5/2020

Abstract

Objectives

This study examined the role of maternal age in the relation between social support from friends and parenting adjustment in a sample of young Latina mothers and their 18-month-old children (N = 168).

Methods

Hierarchical multiple regression analyses tested friend social support types (emotional, socializing, child care) as differential predictors of maternal behavior (sensitivity, cognitive growth-fostering, detachment) displayed during mother-child play interactions. To consider maternal development, the moderating role of maternal age on these associations was tested.

Results

The relations between friend emotional and child care support and parenting were moderated by maternal age. Emotional support was related to the use of more growth-fostering parenting behaviors for older (≥19.5 years), but not for younger Latina mothers. Child care support from friends was related to the display of more detachment and less cognitive growth-fostering behaviors among the younger (≤18.7 years) mothers only. Immigrant mothers reported significantly less overall friend support and emotional support than mothers born in the mainland U.S.

Conclusions

The findings emphasize the importance of assessing the types of friend support as separate measures in an ecological context that takes into account mothers’ generational and developmental level.

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Titel: Friend Support and the Parenting of Latina Adolescent Mothers: The Moderating Role of Maternal Age
Auteurs: Stephanie G. Silberman
Josefina M. Grau
Patricia Castellanos
Petra A. Duran
Erin Smith
Publicatiedatum: 08-11-2019
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 5/2020
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-019-01647-7

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