Interventions with infants and families at risk: Context and culture

Celia, Salvador

doi:10.1002/imhj.20022

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“…The findings, therefore, highlight the fact that components in the parental style that foster development in one culture may have negative consequences in another. In this respect, it is important to note that, at present, 96% of the studies on early development come from North America or Europe (Celia, 2004). This implies that most current knowledge of human development, as well as the theoretical frameworks available to interpret it, are based on behaviors observed in highly specific contexts.…”

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Parent–child and triadic antecedents of children’s social competence: Cultural specificity, shared process.

Feldman

Masalha

2010

Developmental Psychology

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Guided by theories of cultural participation, the authors examined mother-child, father-child, and triadic interactive behaviors in 141 Israeli and Palestinian couples and their firstborn child at 5 and 33 months as antecedents of children's social competence. Four parent-child measures (parent sensitivity, child social engagement, parental control, dyadic reciprocity) and two family-level measures (cohesion and rigidity) were coded at each age. Children's social competence was observed at child-care locations. Cultural differences were observed for parent sensitivity and child social engagement, and the large cultural differences in sensitivity observed in infancy were attenuated by the toddler age. Interactive behaviors correlated with culture-specific parenting practices, child-rearing goals, and sex-role attitudes. Mother-child reciprocity in infancy and child engagement with father and family-level cohesion at both time points predicted social competence. Maternal sensitivity in infancy facilitated social competence only among Israeli children. Paternal control in toddlerhood interfered with Israeli children's social functioning but contributed to competence among Palestinians. Results underscore the links between early relational experiences and children's adaptation to the social milieu.

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Parent–child and triadic antecedents of children’s social competence: Cultural specificity, shared process.

Feldman

Masalha

2010

Developmental Psychology

145

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The role of culture in moderating the links between early ecological risk and young children's adaptation

Feldman

Masalha

2007

Develop. Psychopathol.

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To examine the effects of risk on infant development within cultural contexts, 141 dual-earner Israeli and Palestinian couples and their first-born child were observed at 5 months and again at 34 months. Eight ecological determinants were examined as potential risk factors, including the infant's observed and parent-reported difficult temperament; the mother's depressive symptoms, work-family interference, and experience of childbirth; the parents' marital satisfaction and social support; and observed maternal and paternal sensitivity. Symbolic play and behavior problems were assessed at 34 months. Culture-specific effects of risk and protective factors were found. Parent sensitivity facilitated symbolic competence to a greater extent in the Israeli group. Culture moderated the effects of maternal depression and family social support on toddlers' behavior problems. Maternal depressive symptoms had a negative impact on the behavior adaptation of Israeli children and social support buffered against behavior problems in the Arab group. Implications for research on risk and resilience and the role of culture in moderating the effects of ecological risk are discussed.

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Interventions with infants and families at risk: Context and culture

Cited by 2 publications

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Parent–child and triadic antecedents of children’s social competence: Cultural specificity, shared process.

Parent–child and triadic antecedents of children’s social competence: Cultural specificity, shared process.

The role of culture in moderating the links between early ecological risk and young children's adaptation

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