Navajo and Anglo Childrearing Behaviors
A Cross-Cultural comparison
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7842292 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kitty G Abraham (Divison of child Development and Family Relations, The University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona 85721, U.S:A.), Victor A Christopherson (Divison of child Development and Family Relations, The University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona 85721, U.S:A.), Robert O Kuehl (Agricultural Experiment Station, The University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona 85721, U.S.A.) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 373-388 |
| Publication date | 1984-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Comparative Family Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2328 • E-ISSN: 1929-9850 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/jcfs.15.3.373 |
| OpenAlex | W2216321428 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
This is a study of a cross-cultural comparison of Navajo and Anglo parenting behaviors using reports of parental behavior provided by Navajo children (5th-8th grade 175 boys and 266 girls) in an English speaking Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding school and by Anglo children (same grades 214 boys and 199 girls) in a middle school in a rural area of the same southwestern state as that of the Navajo reservation. Children in both samples were given the Cornell Parent Behavior Inventory (Devereux et al 1969) which consists of 30 items describing specific parental behaviors. Responses provide indices for 14 subscales of parent behavior which tend to cluster around 4 more general dimensions of behavior: 1) supporting 2) demanding 3) controlling and 4) punishing. Results confirmed that while the rank ordering of means on the 14 parenting behaviors was strikingly similar for the 2 sets of parents there were major differences in overall amounts of childrearing behaviors used by parents as well as in differential treatment of boys and girls differential treatment of children at different grade levels and in parental role differentiation. These differences were speculated to have specific meaning for the development in children of personal causation (degree to which one is responsible for ones own fate) philosophies particularly of locus of control (lifes reinforcements as being internally or externally controlled) orientation. In general the Navajos have a more external locus of control i.e. their parents are protective and punishing whereas the Anglo parents are highly supportive enabling their children to have internal locus of control. Future research in this area should consider a longitudinal design to take into account a different view of age-graded transitions (in this study the younger children received more of given behaviors--supportive or punishing--and the older children received less of given behaviors). Also since Navajo children in boarding schools usually have fewer parent-child interactions than children who live at home future research should include Navajo samples from both boarding and public schools
Developmental psychology · Locus of control · Navajo · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Early Childhood Education and Development · Psychology · Social Psychology
Female Adolescents' Ego Development
The relationship between identity status, locus of control, and ego development
Patterns of family conflict and dominance as a function of child age and social class
Perceived parental characteristics, locus of control orientation, and behavioral correlates of locus of control
Development and validation of ego-identity status
Child-Rearing in England and the United States
Social Class and Parent-Child Relationships
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2008 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |