Maternal confidence, knowledge, and quality of mother-toddler interactions: A preliminary study
✍ Scribed by Barbara Conrad; Deborah Gross; Lou Fogg; Patsy Ruchala
- Book ID
- 102675421
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 602 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0163-9641
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✦ Synopsis
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among maternal confidence, knowledge of child development, and quality of mother-toddler interactions using self-efficacy (Bandura, 1977(Bandura, , 1989) ) as the theoretical framework. Using the Toddler Care Questionnaire, 50 mothers of toddlers were asked to estimate their confidence in their ability to parent their toddlers. Mothers also completed the Knowledge of Infant Development Questionnaire and were videotaped in their homes during a structured interaction with their toddlers. Maternal confidence was positively correlated with maternal knowledge of child development and parenting. The relationships among mother's knowledge of child development, maternal confidence, and quality of mother-toddler interactions were examined by a 2 x 3 analysis of variance with quality of interactions as the dependent variable. There were no significant main effects for maternal knowledge or confidence on quality of mother-toddler interactions, but there was a significant interaction effect. That is, the combined effects of maternal knowledge and confidence were related to quality of mother-toddler interactions. These results may explain previous inconsistencies in the literature regarding the significance of maternal confidence for mother-child interactions and are congruent with self-efficacy theory. Implications for interventions are discussed. RJ%UMJ? Le but de cette etude Ctait d'qaminer les relations entre la confiance matcmck, la connaissance du divcloppement de I'enfant et la qualitd des interactions mtre-enfant en utilisant I'efficacitd personnelle ("self-cfficacy") (Bandura, 1977(Bandura, ,1989) ) comme cadre thiorique. L'on a danandk A cinquante mtres de jeunes enfants d'kvaluer la confiance qu'elles avaient m leur capacitk parenter leurs jeunes enfants, en utilisant le Questionnaire de Soin du Jeune Enfant. L a mbra ont aussi rempli Ie Questionnaire de la COM~~SS~IICC du Developpement de I'Enfant et ont ttC filmks & la video pendant une interaction structurk avec leurs enfants. La confiance maternelle Ctait indtniablement like & la connaissance maternelle du dtveloppement infantile ct du parentage. Les relations mtre la connaissance qu'avaient les mbres du dtveloppement de l'enfant. la confiance matcrnelle et la qualit6 des interactions mtres-enfant ont bk examinks par une analysc de variance 2 x 3 avec la qualiti d a interactions comme variable dCpendante. I1 n'y avait aucun effet majeur significatif pour la connaissance matemelle et la confiance sur la qualitk des interactions mbreenfant mais il Y avait un effet interaction important. C'est-&-dire que les effets combink de la C O M ~~S S ~~C