ABSTRACT The relationship between parenting self-efficacy, the quality of parenting, and parental and child emotional health has been conducted with Caucasian families and young children. The purpose of this study was to examine these relationships in ethnically diverse and impoverished families with children who have behavior problems. We examined the relationships between parenting self-efficacy, parenting practices, child externalizing problems, and caregiver depression. Participants included 213 caregivers of children with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), who rated their parenting self-efficacy and completed questionnaires on parenting practices (APQ and FAD); child externalizing behaviors (Iowa Connors Inattention and ODD subscales); and caregiver depression (CESD). Data were examined using Chi-Square tests, a Linear Regression, and a One-Way ANOVA. Results demonstrate parenting self-efficacy was positively associated with positive parenting and inversely associated with inconsistent discipline. Among parents who perceived themselves as being a “better than average parent,” there was a greater percentage of youth who met cutoff for inattention problems as compared to youth who did not meet this cutoff. Lastly, depression scores were lowest for caregivers identifying as below average parents. This study underscores the need for involving parents and enhancing parenting self-efficacy in interventions targeting Disruptive Behavior Disorders.

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育儿自我效能感、育儿质量与亲子情绪健康的关系分析

摘要：已经对白种人家庭和幼儿进行了育儿自我效能、育儿质量以及父母和儿童情绪健康之间的关系。本研究的目的是在有行为问题的孩子的种族多元化和贫困家庭中检查这些关系。我们研究了育儿自我效能、育儿实践、儿童外化问题和照顾者抑郁之间的关系。参与者包括 213 名对立违抗障碍 (ODD) 儿童的看护人，他们评估了他们的养育自我效能并完成了关于养育实践的问卷调查（APQ 和 FAD）；儿童外化行为（Iowa Connors 注意力不集中和 ODD 分量表）；和照顾者抑郁症（CESD）。使用卡方检验、线性回归、和单向方差分析。结果表明，养育自我效能与积极养育正相关，与不一致的纪律负相关。在认为自己是“比普通父母更好”的父母中，与未达到此截止值的青年相比，因注意力不集中问题而达到截止值的青年比例更高。最后，被认定为低于平均水平的父母的照顾者的抑郁评分最低。这项研究强调了在针对破坏性行为障碍的干预措施中让父母参与并提高养育自我效能感的必要性。” 与未达到此临界值的青年相比，因注意力不集中问题而达到临界值的青年比例更高。最后，被认定为低于平均水平的父母的照顾者的抑郁评分最低。这项研究强调了在针对破坏性行为障碍的干预措施中让父母参与并提高养育自我效能感的必要性。” 与未达到此临界值的青年相比，因注意力不集中问题而达到临界值的青年比例更高。最后，被认定为低于平均水平的父母的照顾者的抑郁评分最低。这项研究强调了在针对破坏性行为障碍的干预措施中让父母参与并提高养育自我效能感的必要性。