Importance of fathers' parenting to African-American toddler's social and cognitive development

Michelle L. Kelley; Tammy S. Smith; Arlene P. Green; Andrea E. Berndt; Melissa C. Rogers

doi:10.1016/S0163-6383(98)90041-8

Importance of fathers' parenting to African-American toddler's social and cognitive development

Michelle L. Kelley, Tammy S. Smith, Arlene P. Green, Andrea E. Berndt, Melissa C. Rogers

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Abstract

The present study examined the degree to which parenting attitudes and behavior (i.e., self-reported warmth, restrictiveness, and behavioral sensitivity as assessed during a freeplay session) were related to toddlers' development. Results showed a restrictive attitude was negatively related to social and cognitive development, whereas paternal sensitivity was positively related to aspects of social development that are less dependent on language skills (e.g., motor and daily living skills). Fathers of girls exhibited greater sensitivity in their freeplay interactions than fathers of boys. More globally, the present research demonstrates important relations between the parenting attitudes and behavior of low- to working-income African-American fathers and young children's development, and similarities to White, middle-income fathers.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	733-744
Number of pages	12
Journal	Infant Behavior and Development
Volume	21
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0163-6383(98)90041-8
State	Published - 1998
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

African-American fathers
Sociocognitive development

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Developmental and Educational Psychology

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