Parenting Stress Among Child Welfare Involved Families: Differences by Child Placement

Authors

Jessica Rodriguez-JenKins, Portland State UniversityFollow
Maureen O. Marcenko, University of Washington

Published In

Children and Youth Services Review

Document Type

Citation

Publication Date

2014

Subjects

Parental Stress, Children mental health

Abstract

The intersection of parenting stress and maltreatment underscores the importance of understanding the factors associated with parenting stress among child welfare involved families. This study takes advantage of a statewide survey of child welfare involved families to examine parent and child characteristics and concrete resources, in relation to parenting stress. Separate multivariate analyses were conducted by placement status given the difference in day-to-day parenting responsibilities for families receiving in-home supervision compared to those whose children are in out-of-home care. Across both groups, parenting stress was predicted by child mental health, a finding with critical implications for intervention to this vulnerable group of families. Parent mental health also predicted parenting stress for the in-home group and food insecurity predicted parenting stress in the out-of-home group. Findings confirm that stress varies by context and that a multi-dimensional framework, considering both psychosocial and concrete resources, is required to capture contributors to parenting stress.

Description

Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Locate the Document

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.07.024

DOI

10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.07.024

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/33330

Citation Details

Rodriguez-JenKins, J., & Marcenko, M. O. (2014). Parenting stress among child welfare involved families: Differences by child placement. Children and Youth Services Review, 46, 19-27.