Low‐income Canadian Aboriginal and non‐Aboriginal parent–child interactions

Letourneau, Nicole; Hungler, Krista; Fisher, Kimberly

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2214.2005.00549.x

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“…Low scores were consistent with the patterns observed by other researchers in low‐income, ethnically diverse samples, and were attributed to both Aboriginal culture and low socioeconomic status. Schiffman, Omar, and McKelvey (2003) also found evidence that the PCI teaching scales differentiated 156 low‐income U.S. mother‐infant pairs from the PCI reference population of similarly aged but better educated women, a finding consistent with the conclusions of Letourneau and her colleagues (2005) that ethnicity may be less of an influence on interaction than income as an attribute of diverse cultures.…”

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“…Practitioners can use observed behavior to engage parents in a discussion about the meaning of behavior—their own or their child's—in respect to their parenting goals (Letourneau et al., 2005). Skill in describing interaction and relationship qualities in terms meaningful to parents will require training supported by institutional administration.…”

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“…Letourneau, Hungler, and Fisher (2005) studied parent–child interactions of low‐income Canadian Aboriginal (i.e., indigenous) parents using the PCI. Low scores were consistent with the patterns observed by other researchers in low‐income, ethnically diverse samples, and were attributed to both Aboriginal culture and low socioeconomic status.…”

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Furthering the Understanding of ParentâChild Relationships: A Nursing Scholarship Review Series. Part 3: Interaction and the ParentâChild RelationshipâAssessment and Intervention Studies

Pridham

Lutz

Anderson

et al. 2010

Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing

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PURPOSE-This integrative review concerns nursing research on parent-child interaction and relationships published from 1980 through 2008 and includes assessment and intervention studies in clinically important settings (e.g., feeding, teaching, play). CONCLUSIONS-Directionsfor research include development of theoretical frameworks, valid observational systems, and multivariate and longitudinal data analytic strategies.PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS-Observation of social-emotional as well as task-related interaction qualities in the context of assessing parent-child relationships could generate new questions for nursing research and for family-centered nursing practice. Search termsNursing; parents; parent-child interaction; parent-child relations; parenting A relationship is developed and changed through interaction (Hinde, 1976; Hinde & StevensonHinde, 1988). A relationship is distinguishable from interaction by specific motivation (e.g., security regulation) and its qualities. A relationship has endurance over time and is described by qualities of mutuality, reciprocity, responsiveness, and synchrony, and patterns of connection and separation (Hinde, 1976). Interaction, on the other hand, is the activity of the parent-child dyad, including bids for the other's attention and responses to the bids (Greenspan & Greenspan, 1989). The moment-to-moment interaction between a child and parent and the challenges and opportunities it presents is the fundamental mechanism through which the child develops (Bronfenbrenner, 1996;Bronfenbrenner & Ceci, 1994;Sroufe, Egeland, Carlson, & Collins, 2005). Although nursing research studies of parent-child interaction and relationships are numerous, interaction and relationship are conceptually not well defined. This article is the third in a series of five articles examining the contribution of nursing research to knowledge development about the parent-child relationship (Anderson, Riesch, Pridham, Lutz, & Becker, Author contact: kpridham@wisc.edu, with a copy to the Editor: roxie.foster@UCDenver.edu. in press; Lutz, Riesch, Pridham, Lutz, Anderson, & Becker, in press). NIH Public AccessThe purpose of this article is to use Hinde's relationship theory as a context in which to integrate the nursing literature published during the years 1980-2008. The intent is to identify emerging foci and the future goals they suggest for parent-child interaction and relationship studies.Parent-child interaction and relationships are important to nursing science and practice for reasons fundamental to the discipline (Blake, 1954). Of specific interest to nursing is the development of the parent-child relationship through activities central to parent-child functions, for example, care-giving, guiding, playing, socializing, and restoring security.Interaction that occurs during these activities involves goal-directed behavior that increases in complexity as the relationship develops and the child matures (Zeanah, Larrieu, Heller, & Valliere, 2000). A parent's goal-directed behavior may be supporte...

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Furthering the Understanding of ParentâChild Relationships: A Nursing Scholarship Review Series. Part 3: Interaction and the ParentâChild RelationshipâAssessment and Intervention Studies

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Lutz

Anderson

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Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing

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“…We found one Canadian study fit our inclusion criteria. Letourneau, Hungler, and Fisher (2005) observed 12 aboriginal and 48 nonaboriginal mothers from an impoverished urban sample in a problem‐solving task with their 1‐ to 36‐month‐old children, using the sensitivity subscale of the NCAST as the observation instrument. Their results showed similar levels of maternal sensitivity in the two ethnic groups, and no group differences in SES.…”

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Unequal in Opportunity, Equal in Process: Parental Sensitivity Promotes Positive Child Development in Ethnic Minority Families

Mesman

IJzendoorn

Bakermans‐Kranenburg

2011

Child Dev Perspectives

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Abstract— Most studies on parental sensitivity are based on Western samples, and the cross‐cultural applicability of this construct has been subject to debate. This article reports on a systematic literature review on observational studies of parental sensitivity in ethnic minority families with young children. It shows that parental sensitivity is generally lower in ethnic minority families than in majority families. The evidence suggests that the main cause for this difference is family stress due to socioeconomic disadvantage. The review found little evidence for cultural explanations. Most importantly, the review shows that parental sensitivity is related to positive child development in ethnic minority families. Interventions attempting to improve ethnic minority children’s well‐being should focus on both reducing family stress and enhancing parental sensitivity.

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“…Their parental style was also different, more non-verbal and more observational. A comparative study with the same instrument conducted among low-income families in Edmonton, Alberta did not produce significant differences between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal groups, but the scores in both groups were below the 10 th percentile (Letourneau, Hungler, & Fisher, 2005).…”

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Family and Youth Vulnerability to Suicidal Behaviour in First Nations: A Comparison of Reserve and Non-Reserve Groups

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Morin

Vitenti

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Family factors can influence vulnerability to suicide in the general population as well as among Aboriginal communities. This research compares First Nations families living in three contexts -on a reserve, in a small town, and in a metropolitan area -to verify if children on a reserve appear to have higher family vulnerability, as indicated by a measure of negligence/indifference. An interview was conducted with three non-random samples of Quebec First Nations parents. The first sample was selected from a reserve, the second from families living in small towns near a reserve, and the third from two metropolitan areas. The negligence score was based on the criteria of the Childhood Experience of Care and Abuse interview. Aboriginal families from the metropolitan areas obtained a lower rate of negligence than the reserve group, with an intermediate rate for the small town group. However, rates were high in all three settings. Informants from groups outside the reserve perceived the reserve as presenting more challenges to raising children than where they lived. Vulnerability of children is likely to remain high in this reserve in the near future. Initiatives that have the intention of empowering parents should be undertaken at the family level. Prevention should also focus on ecological factors such as housing, continuing education, and job creation, as well as family intervention.

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Low‐income Canadian Aboriginal and non‐Aboriginal parent–child interactions

Cited by 17 publications

References 38 publications

Furthering the Understanding of ParentâChild Relationships: A Nursing Scholarship Review Series. Part 3: Interaction and the ParentâChild RelationshipâAssessment and Intervention Studies

Furthering the Understanding of ParentâChild Relationships: A Nursing Scholarship Review Series. Part 3: Interaction and the ParentâChild RelationshipâAssessment and Intervention Studies

Unequal in Opportunity, Equal in Process: Parental Sensitivity Promotes Positive Child Development in Ethnic Minority Families

Family and Youth Vulnerability to Suicidal Behaviour in First Nations: A Comparison of Reserve and Non-Reserve Groups

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Low‐income Canadian Aboriginal and non‐Aboriginal parent–child interactions

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Furthering the Understanding of ParentâChild Relationships: A Nursing Scholarship Review Series. Part 3: Interaction and the ParentâChild RelationshipâAssessment and Intervention Studies

Furthering the Understanding of ParentâChild Relationships: A Nursing Scholarship Review Series. Part 3: Interaction and the ParentâChild RelationshipâAssessment and Intervention Studies

Unequal in Opportunity, Equal in Process: Parental Sensitivity Promotes Positive Child Development in Ethnic Minority Families

Family and Youth Vulnerability to Suicidal Behaviour in First Nations: A Comparison of Reserve and Non-Reserve Groups

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