Exam 5: Determinants of Parenting

If a parent believed that letting their child cry through the night would decrease their child's demandingness, even if it were not true, then that belief would mediate maternal sensitivity.

Carol, a mother of two children, has recently gone back to work. Despite the added responsibility, the mental stimulation outside of the house is a positive influence on her parenting behavior.

Maternal employment can affect a mother's emotional state in all of the following ways EXCEPT ______.

Eduardo and his wife quarrel often and no longer share a warm and loving relationship. Eduardo's son, Rafael, has an affectionate and close relationship with his father and appears to be relatively unaffected by his parent's marital discord. Which of the following constructs best describes why Rafael continues to thrive in this difficult context?

Mindful parenting refers to the moment-to-moment, nonjudgmental awareness by which parents remain intentional in their child-rearing and grounded in the present moment. From which of the following religions or philosophical traditions does "mindful" parenting originate?

First-born children typically receive more attention and more pressure to achieve than later-born children. The amount of attention the younger siblings receive is affected by the ______.

Describe how parental involvement and monitoring might change depending on the time of day and give a specific example.

Stress can negatively influence parents by making them more likely to be ______.

In general, husbands of working wives are ______ single-earner fathers.

Mothers who believe they have little power in influencing the behavior of a child are likely to ______ when interacting with the child.

Children who are perceived by parents as difficult to manage ______.

When Robert and his wife lived in university married student housing with a young daughter, everyone had a low income, but were hopeful about the future. Financial hardship had little influence on parenting behaviors. In this case, living around other poor students ______ the influence of economic hardship as a determinant of child-rearing.

The difference between a typical elementary school in Tokyo and a German "Waldkindergarten" exemplifies which parental behavior determinant?

Experience with parenting a first-born teenager typically leads to ______ when parenting a second-born teenager at the same age.

Marianella is quick to punish her son if he does not comply with her requests. According to Kohn, Marianella's strict requirement for obedience is likely related to her ______.

An abundance of research has shown that more than 30% of single-parent homes are headed by men.

As of 2018, the mean age of women in the United States for having their first child is now approximately ______ years.

In 2016, about ______ of births in the United States are to women who are separated, widowed, divorced, or who were never married.

Living in a poor, inner-city neighborhood is associated with a wide range of negative outcomes for children. Parents who are successful in this context ______.

Discuss the different types of interrelations found among determinants. Give examples of each.