TY - JOUR PY - 2002// TI - Validation of a multidimensional assessment of parenting styles for low-income African-American families with preschool children JO - Early childhood research quarterly A1 - Coolahan, Kathleen Coyle A1 - McWayne, Christine A1 - Fantuzzo, John W. A1 - Grim, Suzanne SP - 356 EP - 373 VL - 17 IS - 3 N2 - This study examined the construct and concurrent validity of the Parenting Behavior Questionnaire-Head Start (PBQ-HS), a modification of the PBQ (Hart, Nelson, Robinson, Olsen, & McNeilly-Choque, 1998), with low-income African-American families with preschoolers. The study also investigated whether parenting styles differed by caregiver characteristics. The sample included 465 primary caregivers of urban Head Start children. Factor analyses yielded Active-Responsive, Active-Restrictive, and Passive-Permissive parenting dimensions. Concurrent validity data on Limit-Setting, Warmth, and Directiveness revealed similarities between the Active-Responsive and Active-Restrictive dimensions and Baumrind's authoritative and authoritarian dimensions, respectively. The Passive-Permissive dimension and Baumrind's permissive style differed. Low education levels and single parenthood were associated with Active-Restrictive and Passive-Permissive parenting. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

LA - SN - 0885-2006 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0885-2006(02)00169-2 ID - ref1 ER -