Understanding Relations among Children's Shy and Antisocial/Aggressive Behaviors and Mothers' Parenting: The Role of Maternal Beliefs

Autor/inn/en	Evans, Cortney A.; Nelson, Larry J.; Porter, Christin L.; Nelson, David A.; Hart, Craig H.
Titel	Understanding Relations among Children's Shy and Antisocial/Aggressive Behaviors and Mothers' Parenting: The Role of Maternal Beliefs
Quelle	In: Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 58 (2012) 3, S.375-408, Artikel 4 (35 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-930X
Schlagwörter	Aggression; Shyness; Child Rearing; Mothers; Structural Equation Models; Parent Role; Parent Attitudes; Antisocial Behavior; Behavior Problems; Correlation; Preschool Children; Self Efficacy; Parenting Styles; Questionnaires; Punishment; Discipline; Behavior Modification; Locus of Control + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schüchternheit; Kindererziehung; Mother; Mutter; Parental role; Elternrolle; Elternverhalten; Korrelation; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Fragebogen; Bestrafung; Disziplin; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung
Abstract	This study assesses the relationships between children's shy and antisocial/aggressive behaviors and maternal beliefs, and concomitant parenting behaviors. Structural equation models examined 199 mothers' perceptions of aggression and shyness in their preschool-age children (average age = 59.63 months); maternal beliefs (i.e., locus of control, perceived harm, efficacy) about shyness and aggression, respectively; and maternal reported parenting behaviors (i.e., authoritarian, authoritative, permissive). Results suggest both shyness and aggression are negatively associated with maternal efficacy in dealing with shy and aggressive behavior. Lower levels of parenting efficacy beliefs in dealing with child aggression are related to greater levels of authoritarian parenting and less easygoing parenting behavior. Further, child aggression is related to multiple maternal beliefs (e.g., perceived harm, efficacy), whereas child shyness is related only to efficacy beliefs. Taken together, our findings suggest that aggression, though not shyness, may relate to mothers' parenting through associations with maternal beliefs. Findings extend our understanding of the child's role in contributing to the socialization environment associated with maternal beliefs and behaviors. (Contains 2 figures, 4 tables and 2 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10