Maternal self esteem and Locus of Controlrelates to the quiality of young children’s environment (HOME) in Rural Andhra Pradesh, India: Research and policy implications

Fernández, Sylvia; Vazir, Shahnaz; Bentley, Peggy; Johnson, Susan; Engle, Patrice L.

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“…In addition, maternal factors including cognition, education and depression can impact child cognition, not only through genetic factors but also by optimizing the relational environment (Andrade et al, 2005; Bradley, Corwyn, Burchinal, McAdoo, & García Coll, 2001; Bradley, Corwyn, McAdoo, & García Coll, 2001; Flynn, Chung, Ozer, & Fernald, 2017; Pachter, Auinger, Palmer, & Weitzman, 2006; Ronfani et al, 2015). Maternal self‐esteem also affects the home environment, as shown in a study from Andhra Pradesh, India (Fernandez, Vazir, Bentley, Johnson, & Engle, 2008).…”

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Home environment: Short‐term trends and predictors in early childhood from an Indian community birth cohort

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Karthikeyan

Bose

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Background Early childhood home environment is intricately linked to child development and later cognitive and academic skills. There is limited literature evaluating home environmental trends and predictors in the low‐ and middle‐income country settings. Aims Determine the trends of early childhood home environment changes between 6 and 36 months of age, and the factors associated with these changes. Study design Longitudinal community‐based birth cohort follow‐up study in a semi‐urban slum in Vellore, South India. Subjects Consecutive sampling of a birth cohort between March 2010 and February 2012. Outcome measures Home environment was objectively assessed using the ‘Home Observation for the Measurement of the Environment’ (HOME) scale. Predictors of change in the home environment over time also were analyzed. Multivariable linear regression models and linear mixed effect models were used to identify the factors associated with HOME score at individual time points and over‐a‐time period, respectively. Results The birth cohort enrolled 251 children with a follow‐up of 235, 228 and 218 children at 6, 24 and 36 months, respectively. The socio‐economic status (SES) was the single biggest predictor for the HOME score at each time point, with increasing strength over time. Maternal education predicted home environment at 24 months, while maternal depression was negatively associated at 6 and 24 months of age. SES and maternal factors contributed to the overall change in the HOME score. Maternal factors predicted relational home environmental change over time. Conclusion SES and maternal factors consistently predicted early childhood home environment at 6, 24 and 36 months of age and its change over time. It is important to support maternal education and wellbeing along with socio‐economic measures to optimize early childhood environment.

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Home environment: Short‐term trends and predictors in early childhood from an Indian community birth cohort

Koshy

Karthikeyan

Bose

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Kin as Teachers: An early childhood education and support intervention for kinship families

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Strozier

Whittington

2014

Children and Youth Services Review

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Constructing and Adapting Causal and Formative Measures of Family Settings: The HOME Inventory as Illustration

Bradley

2015

J of Family Theo & Revie

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Measures of the home environment are frequently used in studies of children’s development. This review provides information on indices composed of causal and formative indicators (the kind of indicators often used to capture salient aspects of family environments) and to suggest approaches that may be useful in constructing such measures for diverse populations. The HOME Inventory is used to illustrate challenges scholars face in determining what to include in useful measures of family settings. To that end, a cross-cultural review of research on relations among HOME, family context, and child outcomes is presented. The end of the review offers a plan for how best to further research on relations between the home environment and child development for diverse populations.

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Maternal self esteem and Locus of Controlrelates to the quiality of young children’s environment (HOME) in Rural Andhra Pradesh, India: Research and policy implications

Cited by 5 publications

References 24 publications

Home environment: Short‐term trends and predictors in early childhood from an Indian community birth cohort

Home environment: Short‐term trends and predictors in early childhood from an Indian community birth cohort

Kin as Teachers: An early childhood education and support intervention for kinship families

Constructing and Adapting Causal and Formative Measures of Family Settings: The HOME Inventory as Illustration

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