The Relationship Between Personality and Parental Confidence in Mothers of School-Aged Children:

SAGE Open

Susan M. Henney¹ 

关键词: personality;    parental confidence;    parental self-efficacy;    parenting;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2158244016659317

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

This study explores the relationship between personality and parental confidence among mothers of school-aged children. The relationships between personality and parenting competence and also between parental confidence and parenting competence are established in the literature, but the relationship between personality and parental confidence is little explored. One hundred twenty-one mothers of school-aged children were surveyed regarding their demographics and parenting confidence, and they also completed the 16PF personality measure. Hierarchical regression analysis found that higher Dominance, Self-Control, and Independence predicted higher maternal confidence, whereas higher Apprehension and Anxiety predicted lower maternal confidence. Black mothers had higher levels of parental confidence overall than mothers of other ethnicities. These results are discussed in the context of understanding parenting behaviors and designing parenting interventions.

【 授权许可】

CC BY