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Parenting and poverty in the Amazon

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Objective To identify the parental practices of poor families living in the city of Belém. Method An exploratory study was carried out with 448 heads (mother/guardians) of poor families living in the continental portion of the municipality of Belém, in which the Parenting Styles Inventory was applied, Sociodemographic inventory and the Family Poverty Index was calculated. Correspondence analysis of the data was performed. Results Most families showed a high level of Excellent in categories Moral Behavior and Inconsistent Punishment and level of Risk in Negligence. In addition, the poorest families were more likely to have Moral Behavior on the level Excellent parenting. Conclusion It discusses the coexistence of potentially healthy and harmful elements in the same environment and the need to consider the complexity of human relational phenomena, in particular, parenting practices.

Source: Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)

DOI: 10.1590/1982-0275202542e210180

Authors: Thamyris Maués dos Santos, Larissa Araújo Matos, Fernando Augusto Ramos Pontes, Simone Souza da Costa Silva

Institutions: Universidade Federal do Pará, University Center of Brasília

Language: English

Topic: Family Dynamics and Relationships

Subfield: Demography

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: No poverty

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico