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Parenting Self‐Efficacy Among Mothers of School‐Age Children: Conceptualization, Measurement, and Correlates *
Author(s) -
Coleman Priscilla K.,
Karraker Katherine Hildebrandt
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
family relations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1741-3729
pISSN - 0197-6664
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2000.00013.x
Subject(s) - self efficacy , conceptualization , psychology , developmental psychology , positive parenting , parenting styles , parenting skills , child rearing , clinical psychology , social psychology , intervention (counseling) , artificial intelligence , psychiatry , computer science
Relationships among parenting self‐efficacy, general self‐efficacy, child and maternal characteristics, and parenting satisfaction in 145 mothers of school‐aged children were examined. Higher parenting self‐efficacy was observed in mothers of less emotional and more sociable children, and among mothers who were better educated, had higher family incomes, and reported more previous experience with children. Higher parenting self‐efficacy and several mother and child variables predicted greater satisfaction with parenting. Influences of mothers' experience with children other than their own and maternal education on parenting satisfaction were mediated by parenting self‐efficacy. Suggestions concerning the conceptualization and measurement of parenting self‐efficacy are provided.