학술논문

Parenting Stress, Child Social Functioning, and Part C Early Intervention in Predominantly Low-Income Families of Children With or at High Risk for Developmental Delay From Minoritized Racial and Ethnic Groups.
Document Type
Article
Source
Journal of Early Intervention. Dec2023, Vol. 45 Issue 4, p467-487. 21p.
Subject
*CHILD development deviations
*RESEARCH
*MINORITIES
*SOCIAL support
*RACE
*COMMUNITIES
*PSYCHOSOCIAL functioning
*PARENTING
*COMPARATIVE studies
*EARLY intervention (Education)
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*INTERPERSONAL relations
*RESEARCH funding
*SOCIAL skills
*POVERTY
*PARENT-child relationships
*DATA analysis software
*PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation
*PSYCHOLOGICAL stress
*PARENTS
*CHILDREN
RISK factors
Language
ISSN
1053-8151
Abstract
In this study, the relationships between child social functioning, parenting stress, and Part C Early Intervention (EI) enrollment were examined in 227 ethnically and racially diverse, low-income families of 15- to 27-month-old children. All toddlers in the sample were identified with or at high risk for developmental delay via universal screening in primary care; 41.4% were enrolled in EI at the time of study data collection and 83.3% ultimately enrolled in EI before turning 3 years old. Generalized linear mixed model results indicated no direct relationship between EI enrollment and parenting stress, but a significant inverse association was found between child social functioning and parenting stress (β = −0.61, p =.005) that was moderated by EI enrollment (p <.001). This suggests potential benefits of timely referral and access to EI for families of children at risk of developmental delay in historically underserved communities. Furthermore, exploratory bivariate analyses indicated that clinically elevated parenting stress related to higher worry about the child's development and higher M-CHAT-R/F scores; EI enrollment was related to parents not working outside the home, older age of both parent and child, and lower child social functioning level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]