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100			_aFairbairn-Dunlop, Peggy _91121
245			_aMaternal experiences of childhood : _bPacific Island mothers in New Zealand _cFairbairn-Dunlop, Peggy; Paterson, Janis; Cowley-Malcolm, Esther Tumama
260			_aSuva _bUniversity of the South Pacific _c2005
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520			_aThis article discusses a study that explored Pacific women's parenting practices. It examines the women's perceptions of their own up-bringing in terms of the abusive and nurturing behaviours they experienced from male and female parents. The data was collected as part of the "Pacific Islands Families: First Two Years of Life Study", a longitudinal study following a cohort of 1,398 infants born at Middlemore Hospital, South Auckland, during 2000. The study participants were approximately 1,200 mothers who were interviewed in relation to the health and development of child and family functioning. The results indicate the co-existence of abusive and supportive behaviours in the total sample. Mothers were perceived to be both more abusive and supportive than fathers. Physical abuse was recalled more strongly than emotional abuse. Lower abuse rates and higher rates of supportiveness were reported by Tongan mothers (and most other ethnic groups) than Samoan mothers. The mothers born in New Zealand reported significantly more maternal and paternal abuse than those born in the Islands. In terms of maternal and paternal supportiveness, no significant difference was found. The article concludes that the general picture of Pacific child raising patterns that emerged from the study provide a base for further research.
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650	2	7	_2FVC _aCHILD NEGLECT _9114
650	2	7	_aPACIFIC ISLANDS FAMILIES STUDY _94054
650	2	7	_2FVC _aPARENTING _9429
650	2	7	_9419 _aPASIFIKA _2FVC
650	2	7	_9103 _aCHILD ABUSE _2FVC
700	1		_aPaterson, Janis _91875
500			_aThe Journal of Pacific Studies 28(2) November 2005 : 291-309
773	0		_tThe Journal of Pacific Studies 28(2) November 2005 : 291-309
700	1		_9983 _aCowley-Malcolm, Esther Tumama
856	4		_uhttp://www.usp.ac.fj/editorial/jpacs_new/vol28_2/vol28_CowleyMalcolm.pdf
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