Who Looks on the Bright Side? Expectations of Low-Income Parents with a Disruptive Young Child.

ABSTRACT: Low-income parents are more likely to have a child with disruptive behaviors. Furthermore, these parents are likely to struggle with low expectations about the future, which can interfere with treatment response to even the most effective treatments. The purpose of this study was to explore correlates of low-income parents' expectations, specifically hopelessness and optimism, in families with clinic-referred disruptive young children. Using baseline data from an intervention trial (Jones et al., 2021), we used a multi-informant approach to test whether parenting behaviors, child misbehavior, and parental daily stressors were related to parent hopelessness and optimism. Results based on the Everyday Stress Index indicated that only daily stressors, particularly those related to relationshi

SUBMITTER: Sullivan ADW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8846435 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature