Is the ideal mother a sensitive mother? Beliefs about early childhood parenting in mothers across the globe

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dc.contributor.authorMesman, Judi
dc.contributor.authorvan IJzendoorn, Marinus
dc.contributor.authorBehrens, Kazuko
dc.contributor.authorAlicia Carbonell, Olga
dc.contributor.authorCarcamo, Rodrigo
dc.contributor.authorCohen Paraira, Inbar
dc.contributor.authorde la Harpe, Christian
dc.contributor.authorEkmekci, Hatice
dc.contributor.authorEmmen, Rosanneke
dc.contributor.authorHeidar, Jailan
dc.contributor.authorKondo Ikemura, Kiyomi
dc.contributor.authorMels, Cindy
dc.contributor.authorMooya, Haatembo
dc.contributor.authorMurtisari, Sylvia
dc.contributor.authorNoblega, Magaly
dc.contributor.authorOrtiz, Jenny Amanda
dc.contributor.authorSagi Schwartz, Abraham
dc.contributor.authorSichimba, Francis
dc.contributor.authorSoares, Isabel
dc.contributor.authorSteele, Howard
dc.contributor.authorSteele, Miriam
dc.contributor.authorPape, Marloes
dc.contributor.authorvan Ginkel, Joost
dc.contributor.authorvan der Veer, Rene
dc.contributor.authorWang, Lamei
dc.contributor.authorSelcuk, Bilge
dc.contributor.authorYavuz, Melis
dc.contributor.authorZreik, Ghadir
dc.date2016
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-30T17:06:09Z
dc.date.available2021-04-30T17:06:09Z
dc.description.abstractIn this article, we test the hypothesis that beliefs about the ideal mother are convergent across cultures and that these beliefs overlap considerably with attachment theory's notion of the sensitive mother. In a sample including 26 cultural groups from 15 countries around the globe, 751 mothers sorted the Maternal Behavior Q-Set to reflect their ideas about the ideal mother. The results show strong convergence between maternal beliefs about the ideal mother and attachment theory's description of the sensitive mother across groups. Cultural group membership significantly predicted variations in maternal sensitivity belief scores, but this effect was substantially accounted for by group variations in socio-demographic factors. Mothers living in rural versus urban areas, with a low family income, and with more children, were less likely to describe the ideal mother as highly sensitive. Cultural group membership did remain a significant predictor of variations in maternal sensitivity belief scores above and beyond socio-demographic predictors. The findings are discussed in terms of the universal and culture-specific aspects of the sensitivity construct.
dc.identifier.citationINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT,Vol.40,385-397,2016
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0165025415594030
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositoriodigital.uct.cl/handle/10925/4075
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
dc.sourceINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject.englishcross-culture
dc.subject.englishmaternal sensitivity
dc.subject.englishmother-infant relationships
dc.subject.englishsocioeconomic status
dc.titleIs the ideal mother a sensitive mother? Beliefs about early childhood parenting in mothers across the globe
dc.typeArticle
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