Parental Wellbeing, Parenting and Child Development in Ghanaian Families with Young Children

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dc.contributor.authorHuang, K.Y.
dc.contributor.authorBornheimer, L.A.
dc.contributor.authorDankyi, E.
dc.contributor.authorDe-Graft Aikins, A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-26T11:49:13Z
dc.date.available2019-06-26T11:49:13Z
dc.date.issued2018-09
dc.description.abstractApproximately one-third of early childhood pupils in Ghana are struggling with meeting basic behavioral and developmental milestones, but little is known about mechanisms or factors that contribute to poor early childhood development. With a lack of developmental research to guide intervention or education program and policy planning, this study aimed to address these research gaps by examining a developmental mechanism for early childhood development. We tested a mediational mechanism model that examined the influence of parental wellbeing on parenting and children's development. Two hundred and sixty-two Ghanaian parents whose children attended early childhood classes (nursery to 3rd grade) were recruited. Data were gathered through parent interviews and Structural Equation Modeling was utilized to examine pathways of the model. Results support the mediational model that Ghanaian parents' depression was associated with less optimal parenting, and in turn greater child externalizing behavioral problems. This study adds new evidence of cross cultural consistency in early childhood development.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHuang, KY., Bornheimer, L.A., Dankyi, E. et al. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev (2018) 49: 833. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-018-0799-3en_US
dc.identifier.otherVolume 49, Issue 5, pp 833–841
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-018-0799-3
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/31047
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherChild Psychiatry and Human Developmenten_US
dc.subjectChild developmenten_US
dc.subjectEarly childhooden_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.subjectParental depressionen_US
dc.subjectParentingen_US
dc.subjectSocial emotion developmenten_US
dc.subjectSocial supporten_US
dc.subjectWellbeingen_US
dc.titleParental Wellbeing, Parenting and Child Development in Ghanaian Families with Young Childrenen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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