Self-efficacy beliefs amongst parents of young children: Validation of a self-report measure

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 495-511

  Meunier, Jean Christophe ^a   Roskam, Isabelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Control of outcomes; Mastery motivation; Parental cognition; Responsibility; Self efficacy beliefs

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349522409     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-008-9252-8     Document Type: Article

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