ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Human Developmental Psychology
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1582091
This article is part of the Research TopicBreaking the Mold: Groundbreaking Methodologies and Theories for Parental Involvement in EducationView all 14 articles
EXAMINING COMMUNALISM IN HOME MATH ENVIRONMENT
Provisionally accepted
- Miami University, Oxford, United States
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This study investigated the structure of the home math environment (HME) of preschoolers. Examinations include the relation between parental communal beliefs, home math engagement, children's math skill development, and whether communal beliefs mediated these relations. Parents reported data (N = 652, 49% female, mean age = 4.25; parental demographics: 87.4% White, 9% Latine and Hispanic, 6% African American, 58% 4-year degree or higher, mean income = $70,000-$79,999). The HME structure diverged from prior work. Significant differences were found in home math engagement based on children's age. Communal beliefs were significantly different based on parental ethnicity and education. While children's HME and communal beliefs were significantly associated with their math skill development, communal beliefs were not a significant mediator.
Keywords: Home math environment, math skill development, communal beliefs, factorstructure, Mediation analysis
Received: 23 Feb 2025; Accepted: 19 Aug 2025.
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* Correspondence: Tamika L McElveen, Miami University, Oxford, United States
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