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Do neighbourhoods influence how parents and children interact? Direct observations of parent–child interactions within a large Australian study

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  • Bennetts, Shannon K
  • Love, Jasmine
  • Bennett, Clair
  • Burgemeister, Fiona
  • Westrupp, Elizabeth M
  • Hackworth, Naomi J
  • Mensah, Fiona K
  • Levickis, Penny
  • Nicholson, Jan M

Abstract

Neighbourhood-level factors can exert unique influence on children’s development, independent of individual parent, child, and family factors. We investigated the contribution of neighbourhood socioeconomic status (using government-generated definitions) to directly-observed parent–child interactions among 596 Australian parents and their 7–8-year-old children. Parents’ sensitive responding and parent–child positive mutuality were rated according to the SCARP:7–8 Years (Short Coding of Attachment-Related Parenting). Adjusting for individual family characteristics, multilevel modelling revealed evidence of an association between neighbourhood socioeconomic status and sensitive responding (β=.10, p=.004) but not for parent–child positive mutuality (β=−.01, p=.90). Tailored, evidence-based parenting supports according to local community need are warranted.

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  • Bennetts, Shannon K & Love, Jasmine & Bennett, Clair & Burgemeister, Fiona & Westrupp, Elizabeth M & Hackworth, Naomi J & Mensah, Fiona K & Levickis, Penny & Nicholson, Jan M, 2023. "Do neighbourhoods influence how parents and children interact? Direct observations of parent–child interactions within a large Australian study," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 146(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:146:y:2023:i:c:s0190740922003401
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106704
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