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Maternal Beliefs, Adolescent Perceived Maternal Control and Psychological Competence in Poor Chinese Female-Headed Divorced Families.
- Source :
- 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 :
- Complementary 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