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Title: | Impacts of Parental Locus of Control on Indigenous Sami and Non-Sami Children’s Mental Health and Well-being in Norway |
Authors: | Antony, Celina |
Advisor: | Drossos, Alexander |
Department: | Global Health |
Keywords: | Indigenous;Sami;child;mental health;well-being;child-rearing;parental locus of control;culture;Norway |
Publication Date: | 2023 |
Abstract: | Background: Existing research overemphasizes issues of substance use and suicide in Indigenous populations, failing to address the key factors influencing Indigenous child mental health and well-being within the household. This study seeks to examine the impacts of parental locus of control (PLOC) on child mental health and well-being among Sami and non-Sami children in Norway. Methodology: Analyses of data from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study were conducted in three phases: 1) a cross-tabulation analysis examining the differences in PLOC between Sami and non-Sami parents, with a consideration for the child’s sex assigned at birth; 2) a multiple linear regression investigating how demographic, psychosocial, and cultural factors influence PLOC; and 3) a multiple linear regression assessing how PLOC affects mental health and well-being among Sami and non-Sami children in Norway, with a consideration for the child’s cultural context and sex assigned at birth. Results: Although both groups leaned more towards internal PLOC overall, Sami mothers remained closer to external PLOC than non-Sami mothers. One of four items measuring maternal depression and three of four items measuring maternal self-esteem were statistically significant predictors of PLOC. PLOC was found to be a statistically significant indicator of children’s emotionality at 3 and 5 years, and sociability at 3 years. Children’s sex assigned at birth was a statistically significant predictor of shyness at 3 years, with boys experiencing higher levels of shyness than girls. Conclusion: Cultural distinctions, sex and gender, and maternal self-esteem play a crucial role in the child-rearing approaches employed and their effectiveness in promoting children’s social and emotional development in Norway. Research examining the association between maternal mental health and child-rearing approaches, as well as the impacts of PLOC on other aspects of children’s mental health and well-being, is necessary to inform mental health and social supports for Sami communities. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/29166 |
Appears in Collections: | Open Access Dissertations and Theses |
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