The Multidimensional Assessment of Parenting Scale (MAPS): Development and Psychometric Properties

Parent, Justin; Forehand, Rex

doi:10.1007/s10826-017-0741-5

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“…Parents responded to each item using a 5-point Likert rating scale from 1 = never to 5 = always. The MAPS demonstrated good validity and internal consistency in previous studies (Han et al 2019;Parent and Forehand 2017). Each item was forward-and back-translated by three associate professors or doctoral students who were fluent in both Mandarin Chinese and English.…”

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“…Despite the inconsistency, research on other positive/negative parenting practices (e.g., supportiveness and hostility) has received little attention. In Parent and Forehand's (2017) recent work, seven parenting practices were identified, including four positive practices (i.e., proactive parenting, positive reinforcement, warmth and supportiveness) and three negative practices (i.e., hostility, lax control, and physical control). Thus, exploring whether there are differences between families of children with ASD and families of TD children based on these aspects of parenting practices is necessary.…”

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Mindful Parenting and Parenting Practices in Chinese Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Ren

Han

et al. 2019

J Child Fam Stud

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Objectives Parenting children with autism spectrum disorder may be different from parenting typically developing children. The current study systematically compared mindful parenting and parenting practices in families of children with autism spectrum disorder and in families of typically developing children in China. Methods 167 biological parents (Mage = 37.87) of Chinese children with autism spectrum disorder and 167 biological parents (Mage = 38.04) of typical developing children completed questionnaires regarding mindful parenting and parenting practices. A multivariate analysis of variance was conducted to compare between the two types of families with parent/child gender effects on mindful parenting and parenting practices. Then a series of path analyses were also conducted to examine the associations between mindful parenting and parenting practices in the two types of families. Results Compared to parents of typically developing children, parents of children with autism spectrum disorder showed less listening with full attention, less proactive parenting, less supportiveness, more lax control, and more physical control to their children; in families of children with autism spectrum disorder (but not in families of typically developing children), fathers showed less proactive parenting and supportiveness to their children than mothers. We also found that parents’ listening with full attention and awareness of children’s emotions were significantly related to both positive and negative parenting practices in families of children with autism spectrum disorder. Conclusions Chinese parents of children with autism spectrum disorder and parents of typically developing children display different parenting behaviors. These findings can provide us more future directions in studying parenting behaviors in Chinese families of children with autism spectrum disorder.

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Mindful Parenting and Parenting Practices in Chinese Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Ren

Han

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J Child Fam Stud

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“…For families with multiple children in the target age range, one child was randomly selected by a computer algorithm and measures focused on parenting specific to this child and her/his behavior. Attention checks built into the surveys and inconsistent responses on demographic variables (e.g., gender of child) across assessments resulted in the exclusion of flagged respondents (see Parent & Forehand, , for more detail).…”

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Mindful Parenting and Emotion Socialization Practices: Concurrent and Longitudinal Associations

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Caregivers play a crucial role in the socialization of youth emotion understanding, competence, and regulation, which are implicated in youth social and emotional health; however, there is less understanding of parental psychosocial or cognitive factors, like mindful parenting, that may be associated with the use of particular emotion socialization (ES) strategies. This study tests a model of the cross-sectional and short-term longitudinal associations between mindful parenting and supportive and nonsupportive ES strategies in a community sample of parents (N = 246; 63.8% mothers) of youth ranging from ages 3-12. Caregivers reported on mindful parenting and ES strategies at two time points 4 months apart. The structural equation model indicated that higher levels of mindful parenting are positively related to supportive ES responses and negatively related to nonsupportive ES responses both concurrently and over time. The longitudinal association between mindful parenting and nonsupportive, but not supportive, ES was marginally larger for fathers as compared to mothers. Given the documented impact of ES strategies on youth emotional and behavioral outcomes and interventions emerging to educate parents about how to provide a healthy emotional atmosphere, incorporating a focus on mindful parenting strategies may provide one pathway to increase supportive responses and decrease nonsupportive ones.

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“…12 Parenting Style-We used the Multidimensional Assessment of Parenting Scale (MAPS) to assess parenting practices. 13 Participants responded to 34 items using a 5-point Likert scale (1 = "Never" to 5 = "Always") to rate their parenting behavior. The MAPS produces broadband scores for Positive Parenting and Negative Parenting (mean of subscale scores), as well as subscales for Positive Reinforcement, Proactive Parenting, Warmth, Supportiveness, Lax Control, Hostility, and Physical Control (mean of subscale items).…”

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More than Mental Health: Parent Physical Health and Early Childhood Behavior Problems

Cordts

Wilson

Riley

2019

J Dev Behav Pediatr

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Objective: Caring for young children is a physically demanding task, and some evidence suggests parental physical limitations may impact the parent-child relationship and child behavioral development, but research examining this dynamic is nascent. Methods: This study aims to explicate the role of general parent physical health problems in child disruptive behavior outcomes. A model that included physical and mental health, parenting style and self-efficacy, and child behavior symptom ratings was derived. The tenability of the model was assessed using Pearson's correlations, followed by structural equation modeling using data from 375 parents with a child between 18 months and 5 years. Results: After several modifications to the initial model, findings revealed that higher levels of parent self-reported physical and mental health concerns indirectly influence child behavior symptoms through different pathways. Impaired parent physical health was associated with poorer parental self-efficacy and more disruptive child behavior, whereas increased parent mental health concerns were associated with a more negative parenting style and lower self-efficacy, which was related to more child behavior symptoms. Conclusion: Findings elucidate the need for increased awareness and screening of parent physical health limitations in pediatric primary care. Furthermore, appropriate interventions among parents with physical health problems may target different aspects of parenting than routinely discussed. Keywords parent physical health; mental health; parenting style; parental self-efficacy; child behavior Early childhood disruptive behavior problems (e.g., oppositionality, aggression, and hyperactivity) along with maladaptive parenting practices increase the risk of long-term child problems, including academic underachievement and delinquency. 1 Identifying and ameliorating risk of externalizing problems and suboptimal parenting is therefore vital to improving the developmental trajectories of children. 2 Parent mental health is one of the most well-established predictors of both maladaptive parenting and child functioning, and

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The Multidimensional Assessment of Parenting Scale (MAPS): Development and Psychometric Properties

Cited by 97 publications

References 49 publications

Mindful Parenting and Parenting Practices in Chinese Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Mindful Parenting and Parenting Practices in Chinese Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Mindful Parenting and Emotion Socialization Practices: Concurrent and Longitudinal Associations

More than Mental Health: Parent Physical Health and Early Childhood Behavior Problems

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