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Mothers’ parenting knowledge and its sources in five societies: Specificity in and across Argentina, Belgium, Italy, South Korea, and the United States

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In a cross-society comparison, we assessed the state of mothers’ knowledge of child-rearing and child development. The study included 1,077 mothers from five countries on four continents: Argentina, Belgium, Italy,… Click to show full abstract

In a cross-society comparison, we assessed the state of mothers’ knowledge of child-rearing and child development. The study included 1,077 mothers from five countries on four continents: Argentina, Belgium, Italy, South Korea, and the United States (U.S.) A criteria-referenced instrument, the Knowledge of Infant Development Inventory, was used to assess parenting knowledge after being adapted for cross-society comparison using item response theory and the alignment optimization approach for testing between-sample measurement invariance. Levels of mothers’ parenting knowledge varied across the five societies and were associated with different sociodemographic factors and personal and nonpersonal supports.

Keywords: argentina belgium; parenting knowledge; knowledge; south korea; italy south; belgium italy

Journal Title: International Journal of Behavioral Development
Year Published: 2020

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