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

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datacite.alternateIdentifier.citationINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT,Vol.40,385-397,2016
datacite.alternateIdentifier.doi10.1177/0165025415594030
datacite.creatorMesman, Judi
datacite.creatorvan IJzendoorn, Marinus
datacite.creatorBehrens, Kazuko
datacite.creatorAlicia Carbonell, Olga
datacite.creatorCarcamo, Rodrigo
datacite.creatorCohen Paraira, Inbar
datacite.creatorde la Harpe, Christian
datacite.creatorEkmekci, Hatice
datacite.creatorEmmen, Rosanneke
datacite.creatorHeidar, Jailan
datacite.creatorKondo Ikemura, Kiyomi
datacite.creatorMels, Cindy
datacite.creatorMooya, Haatembo
datacite.creatorMurtisari, Sylvia
datacite.creatorNoblega, Magaly
datacite.creatorOrtiz, Jenny Amanda
datacite.creatorSagi Schwartz, Abraham
datacite.creatorSichimba, Francis
datacite.creatorSoares, Isabel
datacite.creatorSteele, Howard
datacite.creatorSteele, Miriam
datacite.creatorPape, Marloes
datacite.creatorvan Ginkel, Joost
datacite.creatorvan der Veer, Rene
datacite.creatorWang, Lamei
datacite.creatorSelcuk, Bilge
datacite.creatorYavuz, Melis
datacite.creatorZreik, Ghadir
datacite.date2016
datacite.subject.englishcross-culture
datacite.subject.englishmaternal sensitivity
datacite.subject.englishmother-infant relationships
datacite.subject.englishsocioeconomic status
datacite.titleIs the ideal mother a sensitive mother? Beliefs about early childhood parenting in mothers across the globe
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.
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dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
dc.sourceINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT
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