Latent Growth Model
n this study, latent growth modeling was used to look at mother's and infants from 156 families to measure how the temperament in their infant was from 4 to 18 months of age, maternal stress, depression, negative parenting and family demographics. The study was to see what effects any or all have on temperament development. The main temperamental characteristics looked at in the infants, was their negative emotions (behavior) and regulatory capacity (response) because these are the main traits of temperament.
The latent growth modeling first found that the development of negative emotions in infants was because of maternal relationship stress and depression. This is because mother's had more conflict with their spouse. Since they …show more content…
It concluded that larger families had more effective parenting strategies present than with a family with one child. Also children who are in high distress like poverty, suffered low effortful control. So when looking at the temperament development in the infant against the parenting, maternal and family influences, they all contribute to some characteristic of temperament being present in the child. The more contributing factor, the more affect it has on the child's temperament. While identifying these characteristics early, it can help incorporate better parenting practices and control the temperament in the …show more content…
I feel this because if the child's environment involves, a mother who is more stressed and depressed, like in this study, that results in; the interaction between the mother and the child to be more negative and less affection. That grows into behavioral problems with the child, making the temperament more difficult and parenting harsher. Then the child's outside relationships with other peers or adults are more difficult because they have no control of themselves, are more aggressive, or distant from others. So the environment the infant develops in definitely impacts the temperament level as they grow.
The latent growth modeling that was used in this study can be beneficial to child development when it comes to identifying temperament development in a child because it looks not only at the negative emotions and control of the child, but maternal and family factors as well. Looking at the bigger picture or more than one area, can help eliminate or narrow down the temperamental development in the child. In return, that can help the parents and the families build a better relationship with one another and have a more positive than negative
The latent growth modeling first found that the development of negative emotions in infants was because of maternal relationship stress and depression. This is because mother's had more conflict with their spouse. Since they …show more content…
It concluded that larger families had more effective parenting strategies present than with a family with one child. Also children who are in high distress like poverty, suffered low effortful control. So when looking at the temperament development in the infant against the parenting, maternal and family influences, they all contribute to some characteristic of temperament being present in the child. The more contributing factor, the more affect it has on the child's temperament. While identifying these characteristics early, it can help incorporate better parenting practices and control the temperament in the …show more content…
I feel this because if the child's environment involves, a mother who is more stressed and depressed, like in this study, that results in; the interaction between the mother and the child to be more negative and less affection. That grows into behavioral problems with the child, making the temperament more difficult and parenting harsher. Then the child's outside relationships with other peers or adults are more difficult because they have no control of themselves, are more aggressive, or distant from others. So the environment the infant develops in definitely impacts the temperament level as they grow.
The latent growth modeling that was used in this study can be beneficial to child development when it comes to identifying temperament development in a child because it looks not only at the negative emotions and control of the child, but maternal and family factors as well. Looking at the bigger picture or more than one area, can help eliminate or narrow down the temperamental development in the child. In return, that can help the parents and the families build a better relationship with one another and have a more positive than negative