Intergenerational continuity of protective parenting practices in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT: Intergenerational transmission of parenting practices is a new dimension of research in Bangladesh. This study used a social cognitive theory framework along with a theory of urbanization and a theory of modernization to examine the continuity of protective parenting practices across two generations. A cross-sectional hermeneutic phenomenological study design was followed from a social constructivist paradigm. Eleven maternal grandmothers (G1) and 11 mothers (G2) were purposively selected from Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Data were collected through semi-structured, in-depth interviews. The mothers learned protective parenting practices from the grandmother generation through direct instruction, experience, observation, and modeling within an interaction of various social elements. Protectiv

SUBMITTER: Jasmine UH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11870356 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature