Date of Award
2006
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Psychology
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Ricco, Robert
Second Advisor
Chien, Yuchin
Third Advisor
Kamptner, Laura
Abstract
The study attempted to show that parenting styles are directly related to parents' goals with respect to their children's education. Parents' goals, and the behaviors they motivate, were assumed to be a mechanism accounting for well-established effects of parenting style on children's school achievement. The sample consisted of 223 undergraduate college mothers enrolled in psychology courses. The results indicated that parents' use of an authoritative style was positively related to their adoption of learning goals with respect to their child, as evident, for example, in their use of a process focus and indirect homework assistance strategies. Moreover, mothers' use of an authoritarian style was positively related to their adoption of performance goals, as evident in their use of a product focus. Results are discussed in terms of goal theory and the limitations of self-report methods.
Recommended Citation
Wang, Chaoping Violet, "Parenting styles and parents' attitudes toward learning and performance in their children" (2006). Theses Digitization Project. 3048.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3048
