The relation of personal epistemology to parenting style and goal orientation in college mothers

Social Psychology of Education

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 159-178

  Ricco, Robert ^a   Rodriguez, Pamela ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning mastery goals; Parental beliefs; Parenting style; Performance goals; Personal epistemology; Product and process

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745104797     PISSN: 13812890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11218-006-0001-9     Document Type: Article

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