Parenting quality: Confirmation of a higher-order latent construct with mothers of Head Start children |
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| Authors: | Laura Hubbs-Tait Melanie C. Page Erron L. Huey Huei-Juang Starost Anne McDonald Culp Rex E. Culp M. Elizabeth Harper |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Social Science, Troy University 132d MSCX, Troy, AL, 36081, United States;2. Department of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, 3260 South Street, Room 325, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States;3. Department of Chemistry, Rhodes College, 2000 North Parkway, Memphis, TN 38104, United States;1. Institute for Geography and Regional Research, University of Vienna, Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Vienna, Austria;2. Institute for Urban and Regional Research, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Postgasse 7/4/2, 1010 Vienna, Austria |
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| Abstract: | We proposed a higher order latent construct of parenting young children, parenting quality. This higher-order latent construct comprises five component constructs: demographic protection, psychological distress, psychosocial maturity, moral and cognitive reflectivity, and parenting attitudes and beliefs. We evaluated this model with data provided by 199 mothers of 4-year-old children enrolled in Head Start. The model was confirmed with only one adjustment suggested by modification indices. Final RMSEA was .05, CFI .96, and NNFI .94, indicating good model fit. Results were interpreted as emphasizing the interdependence of psychological and environmental demands on parenting. Implications of the model for teachers, early interventionists, and public policy are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Parenting quality Head Start Latent construct Sociomoral reflection Psychosocial maturity |
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