The relationship between social support and maternal behaviors and attitudes: A meta-analytic review

Andresen, Pamela A.; Telleen, Sharon

doi:10.1007/bf00942236

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“…Our findings revealed that if a parent feels well supported, they also feel that they are doing a better job at child care tasks and report having increased opportunities to engage in activities with their child. An association between social support and parenting behaviour is reported in the general parenting literature (Andresen & Telleen, 1992;Attree, 2005;Belsky, 1993;McLoyd, 1990) and in literature on parents with intellectual disability Willems, de Vries, Isarin, & Reinders, 2007). In particular, the current study expands on the work of Feldman et al (2002), who found that social support and parenting stress were negatively correlated for mothers with intellectual disability and that satisfaction with social support was positively correlated with a mother's positive interactions with her child.…”

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Parent mental health as a mediator of contextual effects on parents with intellectual disabilities and their children

Wade¹,

Llewellyn

Matthews

2015

Clinical Psychologist

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Background: In the face of limited research addressing the impact of mental health on parents with intellectual disability and their children, this article explores associations between socioeconomic disadvantage, social support, parent mental health, parenting practices, and child well-being for families where a parent has intellectual disability.Methods: Data were collected from 120 Australian parents with intellectual disability who were participants in an Australian effectiveness trial of two parent education programmes. A theoretical model of relationships between measures of socioeconomic disadvantage, parent mental health, parenting, social support, and child development was examined using structural equation modelling.Results: Access to social support and parent mental health had a direct effect on self-reported parenting practices and the effect of socioeconomic disadvantage on parenting was mediated by parent mental health and social support. The influence of parent mental health on children was mediated by its effect on parenting practices.Conclusions: Parent mental health and social support are factors that influence parenting behaviours among parents with intellectual disability. Understanding their influence on parents and children indicates a way ahead for parenting interventions aimed at promoting optimal child outcomes for these families. Key Points1 Practitioners must attend to a family's social supports and to the mental health of parents as these are key influences on how a parent perceives their own parenting and their children's well-being.

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Parent mental health as a mediator of contextual effects on parents with intellectual disabilities and their children

Wade¹,

Llewellyn

Matthews

2015

Clinical Psychologist

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“…Crnic et al . 1983; Andresen & Telleen 1992; Suarez & Baker 1997). For example, Hashima and Amato (1994) conducted a secondary analysis of data from over 1000 parents with children less than 5 years of age participating in the US National Survey of Families and Households.…”

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From financial hardship to child difficulties: main and moderating effects of perceived social support

McConnell¹,

Breitkreuz²,

Savage³

2010

Child: Care, Health and Development

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The study findings add to the now critical mass of data showing that parent-child health and well-being is inextricably linked with parental social support. While there is a burgeoning literature on parent training, far less research attention has been given to the development and evaluation of strategies to strengthen parents' social relationships. This is an important direction for future research.

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“…Social support can also come from a variety of sources. In both predominantly White and predominantly Latina samples, general social support has been shown to reduce maternal psychological distress (Collins, Dunkel‐Schetter, Lobel, & Scrimshaw, ), improve maternal self‐efficacy (Isabella, ; Levy‐Shiff, Dimitrovsky, Shulman, & Har‐Even, ), positively impact maternal parenting (Andresen & Telleen, ), and improve child physical and behavioral health outcomes, including promoting child compliance and reducing behavior problems (Andresen & Telleen, ; Collins et al., ).…”

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Infants’ Biological Sensitivity to the Effects of Maternal Social Support: Evidence Among Mexican American Families

Somers

Jewell

Ibrahim

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The identification of infants who are most susceptible to both negative and positive social environments is critical for understanding early behavioral development. This study longitudinally assessed the interactive effects of infant vagal tone (respiratory sinus arrhythmia; RSA) and maternal social support on behavioral problems and competence among 322 low-income Mexican American mother-infant dyads (infants: 54.1% female) and explored sex differences. Infant RSA was calculated from resting HR data at 6 weeks of age. Mothers reported on general social support, partner support, and family support at 6 months, and infant behavioral problems and competence at 1 year. Two-way interactions (RSA 9 support source) were evaluated to predict behavioral problems and competence, adjusting for covariates. Results indicated higher competence among infants with lower RSA whose mothers reported higher general support or higher partner support. Interactive effects on behavior problems of RSA with maternal partner or family support were only found for female infants: Girls with higher RSA showed more behavior problems when mothers reported low support, but fewer problem levels in the context of high support. Our results suggest that infant RSA is an important moderator of the effects of the early social environment on early development.

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The relationship between social support and maternal behaviors and attitudes: A meta-analytic review

Cited by 25 publications

References 30 publications

Parent mental health as a mediator of contextual effects on parents with intellectual disabilities and their children

Parent mental health as a mediator of contextual effects on parents with intellectual disabilities and their children

From financial hardship to child difficulties: main and moderating effects of perceived social support

Infants’ Biological Sensitivity to the Effects of Maternal Social Support: Evidence Among Mexican American Families

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