Ability Mindsets Influence the Quality of Mothers' Involvement in Children's Learning: An Experimental Investigation

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1354-1362

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Involvement; Learning; Mindset; Motivation; Parenting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZATION;

ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 77956777065     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020376     Document Type: Article

References (42)

1. Aiken L.S., West S.G. Multiple regression: Testing and interpreting interactions 1991, Sage, Newbury Park, CA.
2. Ames C., Archer J. Mothers' beliefs about the role of ability and effort in school learning. Journal of Educational Psychology 1987, 79:409-414. doi: 10.1037/0022-0663.79.4.409.
3. Aunola K., Nurmi J.-E., Onatsu-Arvilommi T., Pulkkinen L. The role of parents' self-esteem, mastery-orientation and social background in their parenting styles. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology 1999, 40:307-317. doi: 10.1111/1467-9450.404131.
4. Baumeister R.F., Bratslavsky E., Finkenauer C., Vohs K.D. Bad is stronger than good. Review of General Psychology 2001, 5:323-370. doi: 10.1037/1089-2680.5.4.323.
5. Belsky J., Domitrovich C., Crnic K. Temperament and parenting antecedents of individual differences in three-year-old boys' pride and shame reactions. Child Development 1997, 68:456-466. doi: 10.2307/1131671.
6. Blackwell L.S., Trzesniewski K.H., Dweck C.S. Implicit theories of intelligence predict achievement across an adolescent transition: A longitudinal study and an intervention. Child Development 2007, 78:246-263. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2007.00995.x.
7. Bornstein M.H. Parenting science and practice. Handbook of child psychology 2006, 4:893-949. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ. 6th ed. K.A. Renninger, I.E. Sigel (Eds.).
8. Chiu C.-Y., Hong Y.-Y., Dweck C.S. Lay dispositionism and implicit theories of personality. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 1997, 73:19-30. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.73.1.19.
9. Cohen J. A power primer. Psychological Bulletin 1992, 112:155-159. doi: 10.1037/0033-2909.112.1.155.
10. Dweck C.S. Self-theories: Their role in motivation, personality, and development 1999, Psychology Press, New York, NY.
11. Dweck C.S., Bempechat J. Children's theories of intelligence: Consequences for learning. Learning and motivation in the classroom 1983, 239-256. Erlbaum, Hillsdale, NJ. S.G. Paris, G.M. Olson, H.W. Stevenson (Eds.).
12. Dweck C.S., Leggett E.L. A social-cognitive approach to motivation and personality. Psychological Review 1988, 95:256-273. doi: 10.1037/0033-295X.95.2.256.
13. Frome P.M., Eccles J.S. Parents' influence on children's achievement-related perceptions. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 1998, 74:435-452. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.74.2.435.
14. Frosch C.A., Mangelsdorf S.C. Marital behavior, parenting behavior, and multiple reports of preschoolers' behavior problems: Mediation or moderation?. Developmental Psychology 2001, 37:502-519. doi: 10.1037/0012-1649.37.4.502.
15. Goodman L.A., Kruskal W.H. Measures of association for cross classifications: IV. Simplification of asymptotic variances. Journal of the American Statistical Association 1972, 67:415-421.
16. Gottfried A.E., Fleming J.S., Gottfried A.W. Role of parental motivational practices in children's academic intrinsic motivation and achievement. Journal of Educational Psychology 1994, 86:104-113. doi: 10.1037/0022-0663.86.1.104.
17. Gottfried A.E., Marcoulides G.A., Gottfried A.W., Oliver P.H. A latent curve model of parental motivational practices and developmental decline in math and science academic intrinsic motivation. Journal of Educational Psychology 2009, 101:729-739. doi: 10.1037/a0015084.
18. Grolnick W.S., Gurland S.T., DeCourcey W., Jacob K. Antecedents and consequences of mothers' autonomy support: An experimental investigation. Developmental Psychology 2002, 38:143-155. doi: 10.1037/0012-1649.38.1.143.
19. Grolnick W.S., Price C.E., Beiswenger K.L., Sauck C.C. Evaluative pressure in mothers: Effects of situation, maternal, and child characteristics on autonomy supportive versus controlling behavior. Developmental Psychology 2007, 43:991-1002. doi: 10.1037/0012-1649.43.4.991.
20. Hokoda A., Fincham F.D. Origins of children's helpless and mastery achievement patterns in the family. Journal of Educational Psychology 1995, 87:375-385. doi: 10.1037/0022-0663.87.3.375.
21. Hong Y.-Y., Chiu C.-Y., Dweck C.S., Lin D.M.-S., Wan W. Implicit theories, attributions, and coping: A meaning system approach. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 1999, 77:588-599. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.77.3.588.
22. Hoover-Dempsey K.V., Sandler H.M. Why do parents become involved in their children's education?. Review of Educational Research 1997, 67:3-42. doi: 10.2307/1170618.
23. Kelley S.A., Brownell C.A., Campbell S.B. Mastery motivation and self-evaluative affect in toddlers: Longitudinal relations with maternal behavior. Child Development 2000, 71:1061-1071. doi: 10.1111/1467-8624.00209.
24. Levin I., Levy-Shiff R., Appelbaum-Peled T., Katz I., Komar M., Meiran N. Antecedents and consequences of maternal involvement in children's homework: A longitudinal analysis. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology 1997, 18:207-227. doi: 10.1016/S0193-3973(97)90036-8.
25. Liebetrau A.M. Measures of association 1983, Sage, Beverly Hills, CA.
26. Moorman E.A., Pomerantz E.M. Mothers' cognitions about children's self-control: Implications for mothers' responses to children's helplessness. Social Development 2008, 17:960-979. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2008.00469.x.
27. Moorman E.A., Pomerantz E.M. The role of mothers' control in children's mastery orientation: A time frame analysis. Journal of Family Psychology 2008, 22:734-741. doi: 10.1037/0893-3200.22.5.734.
28. Mueller C.M., Dweck C.S. Praise for intelligence can undermine children's motivation and performance. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 1998, 75:33-52. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.75.1.33.
29. Ng F.-Y., Kenney-Benson G.A., Pomerantz E.M. Children's achievement moderates the effects of mothers' use of control and autonomy support. Child Development 2004, 75:764-780. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2004.00705.x.
30. Ng F.-Y., Pomerantz E.M., Lam S.-F. European American and Chinese parents' responses to children's success and failure: Implications for children's responses. Developmental Psychology 2007, 43:1239-1255. doi: 10.1037/0012-1649.43.5.1239.
31. Nolen-Hoeksema S., Wolfson A., Mumme D., Guskin K. Helplessness in children of depressed and nondepressed mothers. Developmental Psychology 1995, 31:377-387. doi: 10.1037/0012-1649.31.3.377.
32. Pianta R.C., Smith N., Reeve R.E. Observing mother and child behavior in a problem-solving situation at school entry: Relations with classroom adjustment. School Psychology Quarterly 1991, 6:1-15. doi: 10.1037/h0088238.
33. Pomerantz E.M., Dong W. Effects of mothers' perceptions of children's competence: The moderating role of mothers' theories of competence. Developmental Psychology 2006, 42:950-961. doi: 10.1037/0012-1649.42.5.950.
34. Pomerantz E.M., Grolnick W.S., Price C.E. The role of parents in how children approach achievement: A dynamic process perspective. Handbook of competence and motivation 2005, 259-278. Guilford Press, New York, NY. A.J. Elliott, C.S. Dweck (Eds.).
35. Pomerantz E.M., Moorman E.A., Litwack S.D. The how, whom, and why of parents' involvement in children's academic lives: More is not always better. Review of Educational Research 2007, 77:373-410. doi: 10.3102/003465430305567.
36. Pomerantz E.M., Ng F.-Y., Wang Q. Mothers' mastery-oriented involvement in children's homework: Implications for the well-being of children with negative perceptions of competence. Journal of Educational Psychology 2006, 98:99-111. doi: 10.1037/0022-0663.98.1.99.
37. Pomerantz E.M., Wang Q., Ng F.-Y. Mothers' affect in the homework context: The importance of staying positive. Developmental Psychology 2005, 41:414-427. doi: 10.1037/0012-1649.41.2.414.
38. Pomerantz E.M., Wang Q., Ng F.-Y. The role of children's competence experiences in the socialization process: A dynamic process framework for the academic arena. Advances in child development and behavior 2005, 33:193-227. Academic Press, San Diego, CA. R. Kail (Ed.).
39. Raven J.C. Coloured Progressive Matrices 1976, Harcourt, San Antonio, TX.
40. Raven J.C., Court J.H., Raven J. Manual for Raven's Progressive Matrices and vocabulary scales 1977, Lewis, London, England.
41. Renshaw P.D., Gardner R. Process versus product task interpretation and parental teaching practice. International Journal of Behavioral Development 1990, 13:489-505.
42. Stipek D., Milburn S., Clements D., Daniels D.H. Parents' beliefs about appropriate education for young children. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology 1992, 13:293-310. doi: 10.1016/0193-3973(92)90034-F.