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Marital Status, Financial Hardship and Social Support as Determinants of Parents' Depression and Child-Rearing Practices
Zora RABOTEG-ŠARIĆ
Ninoslava PEĆNIK
Sažetak
The aim of the study was to determine the influence of
potential risk factors and protective factors on parents'
psychological well-being and child-rearing practices. Data
about socio-demographic variables, financial stress,
depressive symptoms, perceived social support and parental
practices (support, monitoring, involvement and joint
decision-making) were collected from mothers and fathers
from 287 two-parent and 283 lone-parent families. The
results showed that financial hardship was the main predictor
of parental depression and that parents who were more depressed were less involved in child-rearing, knew less
about children's daily activities and provided children with
less support. The influence of social support on parental
practices was found to differ according to type of support.
Instrumental support to parents contributed to higher
parental support, monitoring and joint decision-making
while emotional support from friends contributed to higher
involvement in child-rearing. Support from friends and
instrumental support moderated negative influence of
financial stress and depression on parental monitoring.
Ključne riječi
marital status; economic status; stress; parenthood
Hrčak ID:
18343
URI
Datum izdavanja:
31.12.2006.
Posjeta: 5.297 *