Ramifications of socioeconomic differences for three year old children and their families in Turkey

Akçınar, Berna

doi:10.1016/j.ecresq.2015.05.002

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“…In order to validate the representativeness of the ECDET sample, we compared it with a household survey that was conducted in 2006 by the national statistical institute to be representative of all households in Turkey (TSI 2006;N = 12,204 households). This comparison confirmed the representativeness of the ECDET sample (Baydar and Akcinar 2015). The sample size for each of the four waves of the ECDET study were 1052, 916, 871, and 820, respectively.…”

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confidence: 73%

Development of Externalizing Behaviors in the Context of Family and non-Family Relationships

Akçınar

2016

J Child Fam Stud

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A longitudinal model was presented, that included reciprocal associations between physically harsh parenting by the mother, child externalizing problems, and support from the father, the extended family, and the neighbors. This transactional process was estimated for the years preceding school entry. The data were from a 4-years longitudinal and nationally representative study of 1009 children and their mothers in Turkey. The results indicated that concurrently, physically harsh parenting and child externalizing problems were strongly associated. Controlling for their within domain stability and cross-domain concurrent correlation, changes in harsh parenting and changes in child externalizing behaviors had significant reciprocal effects in early childhood, although these effects were small. These reciprocal effects were smaller for observer reported harsh parenting than maternal reports. There was a role of the mesosystem in this developmental process. Increases in the support from the father, and the extended family and the neighbors predicted declines in the child externalizing behaviors subsequently. Reciprocally, high child externalizing and maternal physically harsh parenting predicted subsequent declines in the support from these sources. These results were consistent with the hypotheses that negative mother-child relationships could spill over to the other relationships of the mothers, and that positive and supportive relationships of the mother could constitute positive role models for the child.

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Section: Methods Participantssupporting

confidence: 73%

Development of Externalizing Behaviors in the Context of Family and non-Family Relationships

Akçınar

2016

J Child Fam Stud

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“…These findings were consistent with past research (Zevalkink and Riksen-Walraven, 2001; Ispa et al, 2004; Jones and Prinz, 2005). Previous research with Turkish mothers of 3-year-old children also showed a similar SES pattern in autonomy-supporting and responsive parenting during home observations (Akcinar and Baydar, 2014; Baydar and Akcinar, 2015). Our results extended past research by replicating these SES differences in a laboratory setting with Turkish mothers of preschool-aged children and by investigating the additive effects of SES with maternal efficacy on parenting as well.…”

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confidence: 63%

“…Naturalistic home observations also reveal that higher SES Turkish mothers of 3-year-old children are less likely to display controlling (e.g., verbally or physically intruding the child) and non-responsive behaviors than lower SES mothers (Akcinar and Baydar, 2014; Baydar and Akcinar, 2015). A recent study on emotion socialization has revealed that middle-high SES Turkish mothers endorse encouragment of the child for independent coping along with comforting and reasoning responses, suggestive of a combination of autonomy- and relatedness-orientation (Corapci et al, 2018).…”

Section: Cultural Context Of Turkish Familiesmentioning

confidence: 95%

Does Mothers’ Self-Construal Contribute to Parenting Beyond Socioeconomic Status and Maternal Efficacy? an Exploratory Study of Turkish Mothers

2018

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This study examined the relative contribution of mothers’ self-construal to parenting above and beyond family socioeconomic status (SES) and maternal efficacy beliefs about parenting. A total of 58 Turkish mothers and their preschool-aged children participated in dyadic tasks in the laboratory setting. For the measurement of parenting, direct behavioral observations of mother–child interactions in three interaction contexts were utilized, and mother ratings of emotion socialization were obtained. Mothers also reported on their parenting efficacy, self-construal, child temperament, and family demographics. Results revealed a more balanced endorsement of autonomous and relational self-characteristics as well as more sensitive parenting among higher SES mothers. Furthermore, mothers’ self-construal contributed unique variance to the prediction of sensitive parenting over and above SES, maternal efficacy and child temperament. Yet, in the prediction of negatively controlling parenting, mothers’ self-construal did not account for unique variance. Lower parenting efficacy and lower SES were the only predictors of punishing, overriding, and distress magnifying responses. Finally, results indicated a marginally significant indirect effect from SES to sensitive parenting via autonomous-related self-construal, controlling for the indirect effect of maternal efficacy.

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“…These universal measures are inclusive of numerous, subjective behaviors, making it difficult to discern which specific aspects of the interaction are facilitating language acquisition (Hirsh‐Pasek et al., ). Studies which have explored specific parenting behaviors (Della Corte et al., ; Levickis et al., ; Masur et al., ; Paavola, Kunnari, Moilanen, & Lehtihalmes, ; Tamis‐LeMonda et al., ) have not yet used these behaviors with cohorts experiencing adversity where variations in parenting may play a larger role in language outcomes (Baydar & Akcinar, ).…”

Section: Maternal Responsiveness and Child Languagementioning

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Associations between Maternal Behaviors at 1 Year and Child Language at 2 Years in a Cohort of Women Experiencing Adversity

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Variations in parenting have been suggested as contributing to a higher prevalence of language difficulties in children experiencing economic, environmental, and social adversity. Within these cohorts, the contribution of responsive and intrusive parenting to child language has been investigated; specific responsive and intrusive behaviors encapsulated within these parenting styles have yet to be fully examined. Additionally, the role of the mother–child dynamic in moderating mother–child associations has also not been explored. This study aimed to augment current research by identifying specific responsive and intrusive maternal behaviors associated with child language in a cohort experiencing adversity, as well as exploring the role of the fluency and connectedness of mother–child conversation in moderating associations (n = 249). Specific behaviors and the fluency and connectedness of the mother–child interaction were coded from free‐play videos at child age 12 months. Child language measures were derived from transcripts of free play at 24 months. Linear regression models were used to examine maternal–child associations. The moderating role of fluency and connectedness was then explored. Maternal imitations were positively associated with the child's total words; successful redirectives were negatively associated with the child's mean length of turn. Both associations were moderated by the fluency and connectedness of the interaction.

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Ramifications of socioeconomic differences for three year old children and their families in Turkey

Cited by 39 publications

References 104 publications

Development of Externalizing Behaviors in the Context of Family and non-Family Relationships

Development of Externalizing Behaviors in the Context of Family and non-Family Relationships

Does Mothers’ Self-Construal Contribute to Parenting Beyond Socioeconomic Status and Maternal Efficacy? an Exploratory Study of Turkish Mothers

Associations between Maternal Behaviors at 1 Year and Child Language at 2 Years in a Cohort of Women Experiencing Adversity

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