Parental Attitudes Among Rural Indian Women: a Structural Analysis
Year: 1990
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Using the Hindi version of the Parental Attitude Research Instrument, this study investigated the factorial structure of parental attitudes of 100 rural Indian mothers. Principal component analysis with varimax rotation identified three factors: that is, democratic attitudes; authoritarian, suppressive, and restricting patterns; rejection of the maternal role and hostility toward husband and children. Results are compared with findings for American, French-Canadian, and urban Indian samples.
Authors: Satvir Singh, Anton De Man
Institutions: Guru Nanak Dev University, Bishop's University
Language: English
Subfield: Demography
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Gender equality
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2010694643