Protective Longitudinal Paths Linking Child Competance to Behavioral Problems Among African American Siblings

A 4-wave longitudinal design was used to examine protective links from child competence to behavioral problems in first- (M=10.97 years) and second- (M=8.27 years) born rural African American children. At 1-year intervals, teachers assessed child behavioral problems, mothers reported their psycholog...

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Published in:Child development 2004-03, Vol.75 (2), p.455
Main Authors: Brody, Gene H, Kim, Sooyeon, Velma McBride Murry, Brown, Anita C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Behavior disorders
Child development
Child psychology
Rural areas
Siblings
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Summary:A 4-wave longitudinal design was used to examine protective links from child competence to behavioral problems in first- (M=10.97 years) and second- (M=8.27 years) born rural African American children. At 1-year intervals, teachers assessed child behavioral problems, mothers reported their psychological functioning, and both mothers and children reported parenting practices. Structural equation modeling indicated that child competence was linked with residualized positive changes in mothers' psychological functioning from Wave 1 to Wave 2. Mothers' psychological functioning and child competence at Wave 2 forecast involved-supportive parenting at Wave 3, which was associated negatively with externalizing and internalizing problems at Wave 4. The importance of replicating processes leading to outcomes among children in the same study is discussed. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0009-3920
1467-8624