Judi Mesman|Marinus H. van IJzendoorn|Kazuko Y. Behrens|Olga Alicia Carbonell|Rodrigo Cárcamo|Inbar Cohen-Paraira|Christián de la Harpe|Hatice Ekmekçi|Rosanneke A. G. Emmen|Jailan Heidar|Kiyomi Kondo?Ikemura|Cindy Mels|Haatembo Mooya|Sylvia Murtisari|Magaly Nóblega|Jenny Amanda Ortiz|Abraham Sagi?Schwartz|Francis Sichimba|Isabel Soares|Howard Steele|Miriam Steele|Marloes Pape|Joost van Ginkel|René van der Veer|Lamei Wang|Bilge Selçuk|Melis Yavuz|Ghadir Zreik
Is the ideal mother a sensitive mother? Beliefs about early childhood parenting in mothers across the globe
Leiden University|Leiden University|University at Albany, State University of New York|Albany State University|Pontificia Universidad Javeriana|Leiden University|Universidad de Magallanes|University of Haifa|Temuco Catholic University|Leiden University|Leiden University|Leiden University|Universidad Católica del Uruguay|University of Zambia|Sanata Dharma University|Pontifical Catholic University of Peru|Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul|University of Haifa|University of Zambia|University of Minho|New School|New School|Leiden University|Leiden University|Leiden University|Chinese Academy of Sciences|Koç University|Koç University|University of Haifa
article test hypothesis beliefs ideal mother convergent across cultures beliefs overlap considerably attachment theorys notion sensitive mother sample including 26 cultural groups 15 countries around globe 751 mothers sorted maternal behavior qset reflect ideas ideal mother results show strong convergence maternal beliefs ideal mother attachment theorys description sensitive mother across groups cultural group membership significantly predicted variations maternal sensitivity belief scores effect substantially accounted group variations sociodemographic factors mothers living rural versus urban areas low family income children less likely describe ideal mother highly sensitive cultural group membership remain significant predictor variations maternal sensitivity belief scores beyond sociodemographic predictors findings discussed terms universal culturespecific aspects sensitivity construct