An Emic, Mixed-Methods Approach to Defining and Measuring Positive Parenting Among Low-Income Black Families

Research Findings: This within-group exploratory sequential mixed-methods investigation sought to identify how ethnically diverse, urban-residing, low-income Black families conceptualize positive parenting. During the item development phase 119 primary caregivers from Head Start programs participate...

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Published in:Early education and development 2017-02, Vol.28 (2), p.182-206
Main Authors: McWayne, Christine M., Mattis, Jacqueline S., Green Wright, Linnie E., Limlingan, Maria Cristina, Harris, Elise
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African American Family
Best Practices
Caregivers
Child Rearing
Construct Validity
Definitions
Ethnicity
Factor Analysis
Focus Groups
Interviews
Low Income
Low Income Groups
Measurement Techniques
Mixed Methods Research
Parenting Skills
Parenting Styles
Parents
Program Validation
Social Influences
Social Support Groups
Statistical Analysis
Statistical Significance
Test Construction
Validity
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Summary:Research Findings: This within-group exploratory sequential mixed-methods investigation sought to identify how ethnically diverse, urban-residing, low-income Black families conceptualize positive parenting. During the item development phase 119 primary caregivers from Head Start programs participated in focus groups and interviews. These qualitative data were content analyzed using a 3-stage iterative process that resulted in the development of a final set of 72 items for a paper-and-pencil measure. In the measure validation phase of the study initial construct validity of the 72-item measure was assessed with an independent sample of 665 respondents. Common factor analyses revealed 5 dimensions of positive parenting on the Black Parenting Strengths in Context scale that related in expected ways with other parent self-report measures. Practice or Policy: Black Parenting Strengths in Context dimensions provide initial support for a more nuanced operationalization of positive parenting than currently exists in any single scale for use with this group and hold promise for better honoring the culture- and context-specific parenting goals and practices that low-income Black parents subjectively view as important for producing healthy developmental outcomes for their children.
ISSN:1040-9289
1556-6935
DOI:10.1080/10409289.2016.1208601