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Beyond Beliefs: Parent and Child Behaviors and Children's Perceived Academic Competence
Author(s) -
Wagner Barry M.,
Phillips Deborah A.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
child development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.103
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1467-8624
pISSN - 0009-3920
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1992.tb01702.x
Subject(s) - psychology , competence (human resources) , developmental psychology , child development , academic achievement , social psychology
Examined the relations of parent and child behaviors with children's perceptions of their academic competence. 74 high‐achieving third‐grade children, with varying levels of perceived academic competence, were observed working with mothers and fathers both on solvable tasks (Period 1) and during a period that included some unsolvable tasks (Period 2). Results indicated that children's perceived academic competence was positively related to father warmth, both at Period 1 and at Period 2. Children's perceived academic competence was also positively related to their own behavior when working with fathers at Period 2. Specifically, children with higher perceived academic competence showed more emotional restraint and were more self‐reliant when working on tasks at Period 2 than were children with lower perceived academic competence. The results indicate that there are systematic, observable correlates of children's self‐reports of their perceived academic competence.