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This finding looks at maternal factors related to children's behavior.

Mothers who exhibited fewer symptoms of depression, scored higher in terms of maternal personality, had more social support and less parenting stress, and reported a higher quality of marriage were less likely to report that their children had behavioral problems when their children were two and three years old.

Sample or Data Description
1,085 families with infants assessed at 24 and 36 months; diverse sample; 82% European American, 12% African American, 5% Hispanic, 1% other.

Source
"Interaction of child care and family risk in relation to child development at 24 and 36 months."
NICHD, Early Child Care Research Network
Applied Developmental Science Vol. 6, Number 3. , 2000. Page(s) 144-156.

FindingID: 7119