Effects of Mothers' Perceptions of Children's Competence: The Moderating Role of Mothers' Theories of Competence

Autor/inn/en	Pomerantz, Eva M.; Dong, Wei
Titel	Effects of Mothers' Perceptions of Children's Competence: The Moderating Role of Mothers' Theories of Competence
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 42 (2006) 5, S.950-961 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
Schlagwörter	Depression (Psychology); Mother Attitudes; Competence; Theories; Child Development; Preadolescents; Self Esteem; Academic Achievement; Parent Child Relationship; Grades (Scholastic); Attitude Measures; Affective Behavior; Predictor Variables + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mutterliebe; Kompetenz; Theory; Theorie; Kindesentwicklung; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Schulleistung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Notenspiegel; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Prädiktor
Abstract	There is much evidence that parents' perceptions of children's competence affect the development of children's academic functioning. In the current research, the possibility that this is moderated by parents' theories about the stability of competence was examined. In a 2-wave, 1-year study of 126 children (9 to 12 years old) and their mothers, children's academic functioning (i.e., grades, perceptions of competence, attributions for performance, and mastery orientation) and affective functioning (i.e., self-esteem and depressive symptoms) were examined. Among mothers with relatively high entity theories, their perceptions acted as self-fulfilling prophecies foreshadowing children's academic and affective functioning over time. However, among mothers with relatively low entity theories, mothers' perceptions did not predict children's academic and affective functioning. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10