Year: 2003
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The relationship between maternal beliefs about \nchildren's externalizing behaviors (EB) and the frequency \nof their children's EB was investigated. The sample of 71 \nconsisted of two groups of mothers of children between 8-12 \nyears of age. The Clinic group consisted of 35 mothers of \nchildren referred to a Children's Clinic due to \nexternalizing behavior problems. The School group \nconsisted of 36 mothers of children attending elementary \nschool. Mothers completed questionnaires measuring \nparental beliefs and the frequency of their children's EB. \nResults showed that mothers' endorsement of authoritarian \nparenting was positively related to children's EB scores. \nA U-shaped relationship was found between mothers' \nrelationship-centered goals and children's EB scores. \nParent-centered goals and children's EB scores were \npositively correlated only in the clinic group. Mothers'-hostile \nattribution scores were positively related to their \nchildren's EB scores in both groups. Mothers with low \nperceived parenting scores were associated with higher \nchildren's EB scores in both groups. Overall, results \nrevealed potential clinical implications. Parenting \nprograms that change parenting goals, attributions, and \nii \nParental Beliefs \nsense of parenting control, which in turn influences \nparenting behavior, may influence the frequency of their \nchildren's externalizing behaviors.
Author: Sherry A. Campbell
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2978757395