Coparenting Quality and Child Behavior in Families of Children Previously Identified with a Developmental Delay

dc.contributor.advisorMcIntyre, Laura Lee
dc.contributor.authorRosencrans, Margaret
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-10T22:05:58Z
dc.date.available2019-09-10T22:05:58Z
dc.date.issued2019-09-10
dc.description.abstractYoung children with developmental delay (DD) are at risk for developing poor mental health and behavioral outcomes compared to their typically developing peers (Baker, McIntyre, Blacher, Crnic, Edelbrock, & Low, 2003). Parents of children with developmental delay (DD) are less likely to use positive parenting strategies (e.g., positive reinforcement), indicating that DD status may serve as a risk factor for the use effective parenting practices (Ellingsen, Baker, Blacher, & Crnic, 2014). Little research has examined the degree to which parents work together in their childrearing endeavors in this population of families (Floyd, Harter, & Costigan, 1998). The current study aimed to further explore the relations between coparenting quality and child problem behaviors, as measured by parent report and direct observation. Both primary caregiver and alternate caregivers’ reports of difficulty with coparenting problems predicted child problem behaviors. For primary caregivers, parenting self-efficacy mediated the relation between coparenting quality and problem behaviors. Primary caregivers’ reports of coparenting quality were significantly associated with observed undermining behavior. Observed undermining behavior significantly positively predicted child appropriate behavior across specific tasks, and observed partner support behavior significantly negatively predicted child appropriate behavior across specific tasks. Discussion focuses on the clinical significance of these findings and future research directions.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/24812
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregon
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved.
dc.subjectBehavioral Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectCoparentingen_US
dc.subjectDevelopmental Delayen_US
dc.subjectPsychologyen_US
dc.subjectSpecial Educationen_US
dc.titleCoparenting Quality and Child Behavior in Families of Children Previously Identified with a Developmental Delay
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineDepartment of Special Education and Clinical Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Oregon
thesis.degree.leveldoctoral
thesis.degree.namePh.D.

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