Parenting quality from observational ratings at age 2: validation from Norwegian and U.S. Samples

Nordahl, Kristin Berg; Owen, Margaret Tresch; Ribeiro, Luísa A.; Zachrisson, Henrik Daae

doi:10.1016/j.ecresq.2020.05.010

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“…Our second factor, Negative Intrusiveness, in line with Hibel et al (2011) conceptualization, provides strong support for intrusiveness and negative regard as behaviors constituting a second higher-order construct in mother-infant interactions among women at risk for PPD. For our sample of women at elevated risk, the strong factor loadings for intrusiveness at both 6 and 12 months indicate its central importance as a construct within this population, in contrast to some studies of community samples where intrusiveness did not load on any factor (Mills-Koonce et al, 2015;Nordahl et al, 2020).…”

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“…In their meta-analytic review of mothers’ depression in relation to parent–child interaction qualities, Lovejoy et al (2000) found weak and inconsistent evidence that interaction duration was a moderator. Further supporting the use of 5-min observational samples, a large longitudinal study reported evidence for construct validity of a latent parenting construct derived from observational ratings of a 5-min teaching task ( Nordahl et al, 2020 ).…”

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“…We used 5-point versions of the rating scales, from 1 ( not at all characteristic ) to 5 ( highly characteristic ), which were expansions of the original 4-item version ( Owen, 2006 ). Several large-scale longitudinal studies have used the 5-point and/or a 7-point version ( Mills-Koonce et al, 2007 ; Nordahl et al, 2020 ). This rating system yields strong evidence for reliability and validity, including inter-rater reliability estimates ( Fuligni and Brooks-Gunn, 2013 ).…”

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Maternal Interaction With Infants Among Women at Elevated Risk for Postpartum Depression

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Ample research links mothers’ postpartum depression (PPD) to adverse interactions with their infants. However, most studies relied on general population samples, whereas a substantial number of women are at elevated depression risk. The purpose of this study was to describe mothers’ interactions with their 6- and 12-month-old infants among women at elevated risk, although with a range of symptom severity. We also identified higher-order factors that best characterized the interactions and tested longitudinal consistency of these factors from 6 to 12 months of infant age. We leveraged data from eight projects across the United States (n = 647), using standardized depression measures and an adaptation of the NICHD Mother-Infant Interaction Scales. Overall, these depression-vulnerable mothers showed high levels of sensitivity and positive regard and low levels of intrusiveness, detachment, and negative regard with their infants. Factor analyses of maternal behaviors identified two overarching factors—“positive engagement” and “negative intrusiveness” that were comparable at 6 and 12 months of infant age. Mothers’ ability to regulate depressed mood was a key behavior that defined “positive engagement” in factor loadings. An exceptionally strong loading of intrusiveness on the second factor suggested its central importance for women at elevated depression risk. Mothers with severe depressive symptoms had significantly more “negative intrusiveness” and less “positive engagement” with their 6-month-old infants than women with moderate or fewer depressive symptoms, suggesting a potential tipping point at which symptoms may interfere with the quality of care. Results provide the foundation for further research into predictors and moderators of women’s interactions with their infant among women at elevated risk for PPD. They also indicate a need for evidence-based interventions that can support more severely depressed women in providing optimal care.

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“…Following the rationale of Nordahl et al (Nordahl, Owen, Ribeiro, & Zachrisson, 2020), we took a latent variable approach to the measurement model for parenting quality, using confirmatory factor analyses. A one-factor model including as indicators five of the six parenting items (excluding intrusiveness; Nordahl et al, 2020), fitted the data adequately for ratings of both parents (fathers: Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) = 0.078, Comparative Fit Index (CFI)/Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI) = 0.951/0.902; mothers: RMSEA = 0.097, CFI/TLI = 0.965/0.930), with standardized factor loadings ranging from 0.85 to −0.48 for fathers, and from 0.85 to −0.62 for mothers (all significant at p < .001). We saved out factor scores from the CFAs, which we used as dependent variables in our subsequent analyses.…”

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“…Covariates. Our selection of covariates was based on previous work on selection into early ECEC in Norway (Sibley, Dearing, Toppelberg, Mykletun, & Zachrisson, 2015;Zachrisson, Janson, & Naerde, 2013) as well as previous work on correlates of parenting quality (Nordahl et al, 2020). As for covariates predicting selection into ECEC, these have been shown to be demographic.…”

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