TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Parenting quality: Confirmation of a higher-order latent construct with mothers of Head Start children
JO  - Early childhood research quarterly
A1  - Hubbs-Tait, Laura
A1  - Page, Melanie C.
A1  - Huey, Erron L.
A1  - Starost, Huei-Juang
A1  - Culp, Anne McDonald
A1  - Culp, Rex E.
A1  - Harper, M. Elizabeth
SP  - 491
EP  - 506
VL  - 21
IS  - 4
N2  - We proposed a higher order latent construct of parenting young children, parenting quality. This higher-order latent construct comprises five component constructs: demographic protection, psychological distress, psychosocial maturity, moral and cognitive reflectivity, and parenting attitudes and beliefs. We evaluated this model with data provided by 199 mothers of 4-year-old children enrolled in Head Start. The model was confirmed with only one adjustment suggested by modification indices. Final RMSEA was .05, CFI .96, and NNFI .94, indicating good model fit. Results were interpreted as emphasizing the interdependence of psychological and environmental demands on parenting. Implications of the model for teachers, early interventionists, and public policy are discussed.<p /> 
LA  - 
SN  - 0885-2006
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2006.09.002
ID  - ref1
ER  -