Parent discrimination clusters and pediatric health in a national survey: The modifying effect of parenting

TY - JOUR

T1 - Parent discrimination clusters and pediatric health in a national survey

T2 - The modifying effect of parenting

AU - Rodriguez, Violeta J.

AU - La Barrie, Dominique L.

N1 - Everyday Discrimination Scale. Study participants completed the Everyday Discrimination Scale (Williams et al., 1997), which measures the frequency of discrimination encounters through ten items on a five-point scale, with responses ranging from five for \u201Calmost every day\u201D to zero for \u201Cnever.\u201D Examples of items on the scale include instances where participants felt they were treated with less courtesy or respect, received inferior service at establishments, were perceived as less intelligent, were feared by others, or faced threats or harassment. Participants were able to specify the perceived reasons for the discrimination they experienced, such as ancestry, gender, race, age, and several other categories, allowing for multiple selections to capture the breadth of discrimination sources. The scale demonstrated excellent reliability in this study (\u03B1 = .94 and \u03A9 Total = 0.94). The validity of the EDS has been extensively studied and supported, including ethnoracially diverse samples (Lawrence et al., 2022; Lewis et al., 2012).Multidimensional Assessment of Parenting Scale (MAPS). Participants completed the 35-item Revised MAPS (Parent & Forehand, 2017; Rodriguez, Shaffer, & Parent, 2024), which delineates seven distinct parenting dimensions across two overarching categories: positive and negative parenting practices. The positive parenting subscale (\u03B1 = .68; \u03A9 = 0.69) includes proactive behavior, positive reinforcement, warmth, and supportiveness. Conversely, the negative parenting dimension (\u03B1 = .70; \u03A9 = 0.73) includes indicators of hostility, lax control, and physical discipline. Each item on this scale is assessed using a 5-point Likert scale, where 1 signifies \u201Cnever\u201D and 5 denotes \u201Calways,\u201D enabling the quantification of parenting behaviors within the identified domains. The validity of the MAPS has been extensively studied and supported, including in parents of ethnoracially diverse backgrounds (Parent & Forehand, 2017; Rodriguez, Shaffer, & Parent, 2024).This research was supported by a NIH Director's Early Independence Award (DP5-OD036508) awarded to Violeta J. Rodriguez. This research was supported by a NIH Director\u2019s Early Independence Award (DP5-OD036508) awarded to Violeta J. Rodriguez.

PY - 2025/3

Y1 - 2025/3

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U2 - 10.1016/j.ssmph.2025.101757

DO - 10.1016/j.ssmph.2025.101757

M3 - Article

C2 - 40034937

AN - SCOPUS:85217822089

SN - 2352-8273

VL - 29

JO - SSM - Population Health

JF - SSM - Population Health

M1 - 101757

ER -