Class 3 Activity

1. Class 3 Activity Study Question 6 Analyses/Results Interpretation

2. Treatment Study

3. Main Effects • Place of Birth: • It is hypothesized that: • Child’s Gender • It is hypothesized that:

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. Table 4: 2X2 ANOVA with ModerationDV- SR Parenting Scale #6

8. Table 1 Mean Parenting Skills by Mom’s Country of Birth and Child’s Gender

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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?

12. Table 2 Means Parenting Skills Ratings by Child’s Gender within Mom’s Country of Birth

13. 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

14. 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.

15. 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?

16. Table 6A Interaction EffectsPlace of Birth as Moderator

17. 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*

18. Comparison of Studies