Effects of Mothers' Parental Efficacy Beliefs and Promotive Parenting Strategies on Inner-City Youth  

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Ardelt, Monika ; Eccles, Jacquelynne S.

Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine
Dalam koleksi: Journal of Family Issues vol. 22 no. 8 (Nov. 2001), page 944-972.
Topik: PARENTING; mother's parental; parenting; strategies; youth
Fulltext: 944.pdf (2.63MB)

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This study investigates the effects of parental efficacy on promotive parenting strategies, children's self - efficacy, and children's academic success in adverse environments. Data were obtained from a 1991 survey of 376 mothers, both White and Black, and their young adolescents in inner - city Philadelphia. Analyses show that beliefs in parental efficacy predict the promotive strategies of Black mothers but not those of White mothers, a difference that reflects the higher risk environments of Black families. They tend to live in more socially isolated and dangerous neighborhoods than White families. Overall, mothers' parental efficacy is a stronger predictor of children's self - efficacy and academic success in disadvantaged family and environmental contexts, such as Black single - parent households and Black families with a weak marriage, than in White families or Black families with a strong marriage. Surprisingly, mothers' efficacy beliefs but not their promotive strategies are associated with the self - efficacy and academic success of their children.

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