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Maternal Support Networks, Maternal Cognitions, and Young Children's Social and Cognitive Development
Author(s) -
Melson Gail F.,
Ladd Gary W.,
Hsu HuiChin
Publication year - 1993
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.1467-8624.1993.tb02960.x
Subject(s) - psychology , developmental psychology , cognition , attribution , cognitive development , perception , child development , social psychology , neuroscience
The relations among maternal support networks, maternal perceptions of parenting, maternal attributions for parenting situations, and children's social development, as indexed by peer acceptance, and cognitive performance, as indexed by the PPVT‐R and PSI, were examined in a sample of 69 mothers and their preschool‐age children. Network characteristics directly predicted cognitive performance and indirectly predicted peer acceptance through effects on maternal perceptions and attributions. Parent cognitions as mediators of network effects on children's development are discussed, addressing variation due to network dimensions, types of parent cognitions, and domain of children's development.