Parenting among Intact and Single Parent Families

Chanda, Krutika; Pujar, Lata

doi:10.20546/ijcmas.2019.804.181

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“…Parental stress and parental psychological distress in mothers have also been linked with ineffective parenting strategies (Mak et al, 2020; Shin et al, 2021). Additionally, single parents (predominantly mothers) with low education levels are at increased risk of engaging in negative or ineffective parenting practices compared to those who are married and/or have higher education levels (Burlaka et al, 2017; Chanda & Pujar, 2019; Solem et al, 2011). Studies investigating family environmental factors in HICs further, suggest that problematic parenting styles (Linebarger, 2015) and parental psychological distress (Ansari & Crosnoe, 2016) enhance the effects of screen media use on ADHD‐related behaviors.…”

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Screen use: Its association with caregiver mental health, parenting, and children's ADHD symptoms

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ObjectiveThe aim was to examine the relationship between caregiver's mental health (parental psychological distress, and parenting stress), dysfunctional parenting (lax or overreactive parenting), and the screen media use in understanding attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms of children within an integrated model framework.BackgroundFamilial factors and screen use have shown to be significantly related to ADHD in children. However, theoretical models of the role of family environment, screen use, and ADHD have rarely been tested jointly, and little is known about these associations in southeastern European middle‐income countries (MICs).MethodData from 835 primary caregivers (92% biological mother, 4% biological father, 3% grandmother or grandfather, 1% other) of children (2 to 9 years) from three MICs were analyzed using path analyses, and models were tested for generalizability across education levels and marital status using multigroup analyses. ADHD‐related symptoms were assessed with a structured clinical interview (Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview for Children and Adolescents–Parent Version [MINI‐KID‐P]) and the Child Behavioral Checklist (CBCL).ResultsWhereas screen use was directly associated with ADHD symptoms across measures, a significant indirect effect of lax parenting on attentional problems via screen use was found only for the CBCL parent report. The final models were tested using multigroup analyses across education levels and marital status with no significant differences.ConclusionInvestments in resource and capacity building for children's primary caregivers that target lax parenting and limiting of screen use may impact children's attentional problems across educational levels and married and nonmarried caregivers.

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