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South African child report of caregiver attunement as a mechanism to decrease engagement in risky sexual situations and depression.
- Source :
- Vulnerable Children & Youth Studies; Mar2023, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p100-112, 13p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Research regarding South African caregivers' protective parenting behaviors that can improve youth well-being in early adolescence is limited. Therefore, this study explored the affective and protective aspects of adult caregiving that influence mental health and possible engagement in sexual situations among Black South African early adolescents. Structural Equation Modeling was employed using baseline data from 577 youth to examine caregiver communication's mediating effect on the relationship between child-report of caregiver attunement, child depressive symptoms, and possible engagement in sexual situations. The findings suggested that Black South African caregivers can provide a protective role in reducing the risk of engagement in sexual situations while improving child mental health. Therefore, caregiver communication and attunement are vital mechanisms that build family resilience and child well-being. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PREVENTION of mental depression
MENTAL depression risk factors
CAREGIVER attitudes
STRUCTURAL equation modeling
OCCUPATIONAL roles
CONFIDENCE intervals
HUMAN sexuality
BLACK people
ATTITUDE (Psychology)
CROSS-sectional method
MENTAL health
QUANTITATIVE research
PARENTING
CRONBACH'S alpha
SEX customs
COMMUNICATION
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
CHI-squared test
RISK management in business
SECONDARY analysis
CHILDREN
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17450128
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Vulnerable Children & Youth Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 161309955
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17450128.2022.2075066