The Role of Mothers' Control in Children's Mastery Orientation: A Time Frame Analysis

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 734-741

  Moorman, Elizabeth A ^a   Pomerantz, Eva M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

control; motivation; parenting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUATION; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTIVATION; PARENTING; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 54849406138     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.22.5.734     Document Type: Article

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