Mothers' daily person and process praise: Implications for children's theory of intelligence and motivation

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2040-2046

  Pomerantz, Eva M ^a   Kempner, Sara G ^b  

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

^b Chicago Public Schools   (United States)

Author keywords

Academics; Daily diary; Motivation; Parenting; Praise; School; Socialization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; MOTIVATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; MOTIVATION; PARENTING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887518419     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031840     Document Type: Article

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