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Class 3 Activity . Study Question 6 Analyses/Results Interpretation. Treatment Study. Main Effects. Place of Birth: It is hypothesized that: Child’s Gender It is hypothesized that:. Main Effects. Place of Birth:
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Class 3 Activity Study Question 6 Analyses/Results Interpretation
Main Effects • Place of Birth: • It is hypothesized that: • Child’s Gender • It is hypothesized that:
Main Effects • Place of Birth: • It is hypothesized that mothers born in the US will obtain higher scores in parenting skills than mothers born in Mexico • Child’s Gender • It is hypothesized that mothers of boys will obtain higher scores in parenting skills than mothers of girls
Moderation Effect • Mother’s Place of Birth will moderate the association of child’s gender to pre-test parenting skills so that: • Among mother’s born in US • Among mother’s born in Mexico
Moderation Effect • Mother’s Place of Birth will moderate the association of child’s gender to pre-test parenting skills so that: • Among Mothers born in US, there will be no differences in parenting skills among mothers of boys compared to mothers of girls • Among mothers born in Mexico, mothers of boys will obtain higher scores in parenting skills than mothers of girls
Table 1 Mean Parenting Skills by Mom’s Country of Birth and Child’s Gender
Result Main Effects: Place of Birth Question #6 Table 5 • Do moms born in USA obtain higher scores in parenting skills than moms born in Mexico? • Answer: No 2.8 vs. 2.9 NS
Results Main Effects: Child’s Gender Question #6 Table 5 • Do moms of boys obtain higher scores in parenting skills than moms of girls? • Answer: Yes, 3.3 vs. 2.3 p<.05
Research Question Interaction Effects Study Q. #6: Mom’s Place Birth Moderator • Does mom’s place of birth make a difference in the association of child’s gender to mom’s parenting skills: • Among Moms born in Mexico, do moms of boys obtain higher scores in parenting skills than moms of girls? • Among Moms born in USA, do moms of boys obtain higher scores in parenting skills than moms of girls?
Table 2 Means Parenting Skills Ratings by Child’s Gender within Mom’s Country of Birth
Research Question Interaction Effects Study Q. #6: Mom’s Place Birth Moderator • Does mom’s place of birth make a difference in the association of child’s gender to parenting skills: Yes • Among Moms born in Mexico, moms of boys obtained higher scores in parenting skills than moms of girls? 2.8* vs. 1.9 Yes • Among Moms born in USA, do moms of boys obtained higher scores in parenting skills than moms of girls? 2.6 vs. 2.5 NS NO
Conclusions • Only among Mom’s born in Mexico, moms of boys scored higher in the parenting skills questionnaire than mom’s of girls. • Therefore, the main effect for child’s gender applies only to mom’s born in Mexico. • Suggests that validity of parenting skills questionnaire may be related to mom’s acculturation to US- question for further research.
Research Question Interaction Effects Study Q. #6: Child’s Gender Moderator • Does child gender make a difference in the relation of mom’s place of birth to parenting skills: • Among Moms of boys, do moms born in the US obtain higher scores in the parenting scale than moms born in Mexico? • Among Moms of girls, do moms born in the US obtain higher scores in the parenting scale than moms born in Mexico?
Research Question Interaction Effects Study Q. #6: Child’s Gender Moderator • Does child gender make a difference in the relation of mom’s place of birth to parenting skills: YES • Among Moms of boys, moms born in the US obtain similar scores in the parenting scale than moms born in Mexico? 2.8 vs 2.6 • Among Moms of girls, moms born in the US obtain higher scores in theparentingscale than moms born in Mexico? 1.9 vs. 2.5*