| Summary: | The writers employ cluster analysis to determine empirically if parenting practices would mirror distinct patterns of parental behavior in a sample of 1,056 mothers. They perform hierarchical agglomerative clustering and explained that R. Mojena's criterion determined that a four-cluster solution was optimal, the patterns of which are described. In addition, they note that simplified rules for classifying new cases were created. They argue that the clusters differentiate the mothers by age, education, number of children, socioeconomic status, and frequency of reported behavior problems. Finally, they discuss theoretical and methodological issues, links to D. Baumrind's parenting styles, and the heuristic potential of categorizing parenting practices.
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