| Type of Document |
Master's Thesis |
| Author |
Adams, Leah M.
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| Author's Email Address |
ladam24@lsu.edu |
| URN |
etd-11102010-205858 |
| Title |
Maternal Variables as Predictors of Parenting Practices Post-Disaster |
| Degree |
Master of Arts (M.A.) |
| Department |
Psychology |
| Advisory Committee |
| Advisor Name |
Title |
| Kelley, Mary Lou |
Committee Chair |
| Beck, Melissa R. |
Committee Member |
| Gouvier, William Drew |
Committee Member |
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| Keywords |
- Parenting
- Disaster
- Psychopathology
- Social Support
- Coping
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| Date of Defense |
2010-10-13 |
| Availability |
unrestricted |
Abstract
Research demonstrates that parenting distress has a negative impact on parenting practices. Additionally, broad literary evidence illustrates the profound effect maternal variables such as psychopathology, social support, and coping style have on parenting practices. Research on how these maternal variables influence parenting behaviors in an altered and distressing post-disaster environment is limited, however. The current study fills this gap by examining the capacity of maternal variables to predict parenting practices post-disaster. Participants were 279 low income, African American displaced mother-child dyads from New Orleans directly affected by Hurricane Katrina. A series of hierarchical regression analyses were conducted while controlling for demographic factors. Results showed that negative parenting practices, including the use of corporal punishment and poor monitoring and supervision, were significantly related to maternal psychopathology, negative coping style, and lack of social support. Conversely, adaptive coping techniques and the presence of social support were significantly related to positive parenting behavior and parent involvement. Clinical implications are also discussed.
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