2011 The Palm Beach County Family Study (Full Report)

Table 58. Logistic Regression of Mothers’ Parenting Stress at Year 5 aPredictor VariableModel 1 b Model 2Odds Ratio Sig. Odds Ratio Sig.Average number of services, years 3–5 0.9 NS — —Received help obtaining parenting information services,years 3–5— — 1.5 NSYear 2 CharacteristicsRace/nativityBlack—U.S.-born 0.4 NS 0.4 NSBlack—foreign-born 5.5 ** 5.6 **Hispanic—U.S.-born 0.1 * 0.1 *Hispanic—foreign-born (excluded category) — — — —White/other 0.5 NS 0.4 NSEducationLess than high school diploma 1.0 NS 1.0 NSHigh school graduate 0.6 NS 0.7 NSPost–high school education (excluded category) — — — —Teen mother (at birth of focal child) 2.3 NS 2.4 NSGlades 1.1 NS 1.2 NSNumber of children 1.2 NS 1.2 NSLives with husband/partner 0.9 NS 0.9 NSMother employed 1.0 NS 1.1 NSIncome at or below poverty 1.0 NS 1.0 NSChild with special needs 0.8 NS 0.7 NSNumber of housing problems 1.0 NS 1.0 NSDepression: CES-D score > 16 1.6 NS 1.6 NSParenting stress index ≥ 86 6.5 *** 6.1 ***Family/friend support score 1.0 NS 1.0 NSDCF involvement in child’s first year 1.3 NS 1.4 NSχ 2 47.9*** 48.2***a Data were not weighted in this analysis.b We report results from two different models. In the first, we used average service use during years 3 through 5 as the primaryindependent variable; in the second, we used receipt of help with parenting information services during years 3 through 5.∧ p < .10, * p < .05, ** p < .01, *** p < .001.Parenting PracticesFor this section, we combined the positive and negative parenting scales discussed in chapter 4. Thus,mothers’ parenting practices were measured by the average frequency with which they engaged in 12Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago 110