TY - JOUR
T1 - Associations between parenting representations and behavior among young mothers and mothers with opioid use disorder
AU - Edwards, Renee C.
AU - Herriott, Anna L.
AU - Finger, Brent
AU - Hans, Sydney L.
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding for the young mothers study was provided by the MIECHV competitive grant program from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to the State of Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) [D89MC23146], and by the Harris Foundation. Funding for the OUD study was provided by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) [R01DA-09595], and the Harold A. Richman Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at Chapin Hall and The University of Chicago, Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice. The authors thank their partners at Start Early, the Illinois Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development, and the programs and families involved in the young mothers study, and acknowledge the contributions of the research team, including Linda Henson, Marianne Brennan, Karen Freel, Nora Medina, Olivia Ndybagye, and the many interviewers and research assistants. We also acknowledge the work of colleagues Andrea Barthwell, Janet Chandler, Jerome Richardson, Catherine McNeilly, Linda Henson and Brenda Copley in designing and implementing the OUD study and are grateful to the clinic directors, counselors, and clients who supported and participated in the study. All study procedures were approved by the Institutional Review Board at The University of Chicago. The authors have no conflicts of interest to report.
Funding Information:
Funding for the young mothers study was provided by the MIECHV competitive grant program from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to the State of Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) [D89MC23146], and by the Harris Foundation. Funding for the OUD study was provided by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) [R01DA‐09595], and the Harold A. Richman Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at Chapin Hall and The University of Chicago, Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice. The authors thank their partners at Start Early, the Illinois Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development, and the programs and families involved in the young mothers study, and acknowledge the contributions of the research team, including Linda Henson, Marianne Brennan, Karen Freel, Nora Medina, Olivia Ndybagye, and the many interviewers and research assistants. We also acknowledge the work of colleagues Andrea Barthwell, Janet Chandler, Jerome Richardson, Catherine McNeilly, Linda Henson and Brenda Copley in designing and implementing the OUD study and are grateful to the clinic directors, counselors, and clients who supported and participated in the study. All study procedures were approved by the Institutional Review Board at The University of Chicago. The authors have no conflicts of interest to report.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health
PY - 2021/11/1
Y1 - 2021/11/1
N2 - Mothers’ representations reflect how they experience their child and their relationship, and can guide parenting behavior. While studies of representations typically focus on infancy, this study examines associations between mothers’ representations and behavior with their preschoolers using two samples: young mothers (n = 201; 42% African American, 42% Latina, 8% European-American, 8% multi-ethnic; Mage = 32 months) and mothers in treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD; n = 150; 100% African American; Mage = 49 months). This study aims to identify the distribution of representations within these populations, differences in parenting between mothers classified with balanced and non-balanced representations, and distinct parenting behaviors associated with distorted and disengaged representations. The Working Model of the Child Interview was conducted to assess representations, and mother–child interactions were video-recorded. The distribution of balanced, distorted, and disengaged representations was 59%, 25%, and 15% among young mothers, and 21%, 39%, and 40% among mothers with OUD. Balanced representations (coherent, rich, engaged, respectful) were associated with positive parenting, including sensitivity, autonomy support, cognitive support and less negative regard among young mothers, and sensitivity and encouragement in the OUD sample. Mothers with disengaged representations (emotionally distant, lacking detail, indifferent) demonstrated less support for learning compared to mothers with distorted representations (involved but inconsistent, negative, or bizarre descriptions of child).
AB - Mothers’ representations reflect how they experience their child and their relationship, and can guide parenting behavior. While studies of representations typically focus on infancy, this study examines associations between mothers’ representations and behavior with their preschoolers using two samples: young mothers (n = 201; 42% African American, 42% Latina, 8% European-American, 8% multi-ethnic; Mage = 32 months) and mothers in treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD; n = 150; 100% African American; Mage = 49 months). This study aims to identify the distribution of representations within these populations, differences in parenting between mothers classified with balanced and non-balanced representations, and distinct parenting behaviors associated with distorted and disengaged representations. The Working Model of the Child Interview was conducted to assess representations, and mother–child interactions were video-recorded. The distribution of balanced, distorted, and disengaged representations was 59%, 25%, and 15% among young mothers, and 21%, 39%, and 40% among mothers with OUD. Balanced representations (coherent, rich, engaged, respectful) were associated with positive parenting, including sensitivity, autonomy support, cognitive support and less negative regard among young mothers, and sensitivity and encouragement in the OUD sample. Mothers with disengaged representations (emotionally distant, lacking detail, indifferent) demonstrated less support for learning compared to mothers with distorted representations (involved but inconsistent, negative, or bizarre descriptions of child).
KW - adolescent mothers
KW - Arbeitsmodelle
KW - cognitive stimulation
KW - Drogenkonsum
KW - jugendliche Mütter
KW - madres adolescentes
KW - maternal sensitivity
KW - modelos de trabajo
KW - modèles fonctionnels
KW - mother–child interaction
KW - Mutter-Kind-Beziehung
KW - mères adolescentes
KW - mütterliche Sensibilität
KW - opioid use disorder
KW - relación madre-niño
KW - Relation mère-enfant
KW - sensibilidad materna
KW - sensibilité maternelle
KW - substance use
KW - toxicomanie
KW - uso de sustancias
KW - working models
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U2 - 10.1002/imhj.21948
DO - 10.1002/imhj.21948
M3 - Article
C2 - 34647331
AN - SCOPUS:85116877849
SN - 0163-9641
VL - 42
SP - 796
EP - 811
JO - Infant Mental Health Journal
JF - Infant Mental Health Journal
IS - 6
ER -
