Profiles of family-based social experiences in the first 3 years predict early cognitive, behavioral, and socioemotional competencies.

ABSTRACT: This study utilized latent profile analyses to identify unique configurations of children's family-based social experiences during the first 3 years of life and examine differences across profiles with respect to developmental outcomes at 36 and 48 months of age. Seven family process variables were used: maternal emotional functioning, maternal sensitivity, negative controlling parenting, cognitive stimulation, corporal punishment, adult-adult aggression, and household disorganization. Data were collected by the Family Life Project (N = 1,087), a longitudinal study of families living in low-wealth, nonurban areas, for whom the biological mother was the child's primary caregiver from 6 to 36 months of age. On average, mothers were 26 years of age at 2 months of child age. Approximate

SUBMITTER: Mills-Koonce WR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9238939 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature