Journal article
Maternal Beliefs as Long-Term Predictors of Mother-Child Interaction and Report
Child development, Vol.61(6), pp.1934-1943
12/1990
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1990.tb03576.x
Abstract
2 kinds of parental beliefs: endorsed rearing philosophy (authoritative‐authoritarian dimension) and affective attitude toward child (positive‐negative affect dimension) were examined in 20 normal and 36 depressed mothers as long‐term predictors of their rearing behaviors and interaction patterns with their children, and of their ratings of child externalizing problems (Achenbach CBCL). The beliefs were measured when the children were toddlers (Time 1), and maternal behaviors 2‐3 years later (Time 2). Mothers' endorsement of the belief in authoritative parenting predicted their frequent avoidance of prohibitive interventions. It also predicted maternal autonomy‐granting to the child (more compliant and liberal responses to child‐initiated control interventions). Endorsed child‐rearing philosophy was a relatively more important predictor of behavior for normal mothers, and affective attitude toward child for the behavior of depressed mothers. Both actual child noncompliance and parental beliefs predicted mothers' ratings of externalizing problems in their children. The former was relatively more important for normal and latter for depressed mothers. Copyright © 1990, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Maternal Beliefs as Long-Term Predictors of Mother-Child Interaction and Report
- Creators
- Grazyna Kochanska - National Institute of Mental Health
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Child development, Vol.61(6), pp.1934-1943
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1990.tb03576.x
- ISSN
- 0009-3920
- eISSN
- 1467-8624
- Number of pages
- 10
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/1990
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984213269802771
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