The role of ethnicity and socioeconomic status in Southeast Asian mothers' parenting sensitivity

Past research indicates that socioeconomic status (SES) accounts for differences in sensitivity across ethnic groups. However, comparatively little work has been conducted in Asia, with none examining whether ethnicity moderates the relation between SES and sensitivity. We assessed parenting behavio...

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Published in:Attachment & human development 2018-02, Vol.20 (1), p.24-42
Main Authors: Heng, Jeremy, Quan, Jeffry, Sim, Lit Wee, Sanmugam, Shamini, Broekman, Birit, Bureau, Jean-François, Meaney, Michael J., Holbrook, Joanna D., Rifkin-Graboi, Anne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Asian
China - ethnology
Cultural Characteristics
Educational Status
Ethnicity
Female
Humans
Income
India - ethnology
Infant
Malaysia - ethnology
Male
maternal education
Maternal sensitivity
Mother-Child Relations - ethnology
Mothers
Object Attachment
Parenting - ethnology
Singapore - epidemiology
Socioeconomic Factors
Socioeconomic status
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Summary:Past research indicates that socioeconomic status (SES) accounts for differences in sensitivity across ethnic groups. However, comparatively little work has been conducted in Asia, with none examining whether ethnicity moderates the relation between SES and sensitivity. We assessed parenting behavior in 293 Singaporean citizen mothers of 6-month olds (153 Chinese, 108 Malay, 32 Indian) via the Maternal Behavioral Q-Sort for video interactions. When entered into the same model, SES (F(1,288) = 17.777, p 
ISSN:1461-6734
1469-2988
DOI:10.1080/14616734.2017.1365912