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Maternal Beliefs, Adolescent Perceived Maternal Control and Psychological Competence in Poor Chinese Female-Headed Divorced Families.
- Source :
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Journal of Child & Family Studies . Jun2016, Vol. 25 Issue 6, p1815-1828. 14p. 2 Diagrams, 4 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Based on the data of 337 female-headed divorced families living in poverty in Hong Kong, the relationships among maternal beliefs (Chinese cultural beliefs of familism, maternal expectations of children's future, maternal attribute of children's achievement to effort), adolescents' perceived maternal control and adolescent psychological competence (indexed by beliefs in the future, clear and positive identity, and resilience) were examined. Results indicated that adolescents' perceived maternal control mediated the influence between maternal beliefs and adolescent psychological competence in poor female-headed divorced families in Hong Kong. With the paucity of research on family beliefs and indigenous parenting practice, the present study underscores the importance of maternal beliefs and maternal control on nurturing adolescent psychological competence in Chinese divorced families facing adversity, which contributes to the development of Chinese familial model of resilience. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *FAMILIES & psychology
*CONTROL (Psychology)
*HYPOTHESIS
*CHI-squared test
*CHINESE people
*STATISTICAL correlation
*DIVORCE
*HEALTH attitudes
*MOTHERS
*PARENT-child relationships
*POVERTY
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*RESEARCH funding
*PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience
*SCALE analysis (Psychology)
*SURVEYS
*TEENAGERS' conduct of life
*MATHEMATICAL variables
*SAMPLE size (Statistics)
*JUDGMENT sampling
*STATISTICAL power analysis
*EDUCATIONAL attainment
*STRUCTURAL equation modeling
*CROSS-sectional method
*DATA analysis software
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10621024
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Child & Family Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 115197818
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-016-0367-z