| Title: |
Parental Self-Efficacy in Relation to Family Characteristics |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Gessulat, Juliane (ORCID 0000-0002-4128-0550); Oppermann, Elisa; Cohen, Franziska; Anders, Yvonne |
| Source: |
Journal of Early Childhood Research. Jun 2023 21(2):224-240. |
| Availability: |
SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
17 |
| Publication Date: |
2023 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: |
Foreign Countries; Parents; Infants; Self Efficacy; Parenting Skills; Family Characteristics; Parent Background; Educational Attainment; Communication (Thought Transfer); Native Language; Caring |
| Geographic Terms: |
Germany |
| DOI: |
10.1177/1476718X231164133 |
| ISSN: |
1476-718X; 1741-2927 |
| Abstract: |
Parental self-efficacy (PSE) is an essential predictor of parenting practices and child development. The content-specificity of PSE is not well understood: Previous studies are based on either measure of general parental self-efficacy or task-specific parental self-efficacy but not measures of both constructs. Thus, we do not know how both constructs are related. With data from the "AQuaFam" study, we compared four-factor models to investigate the structure of PSE. It was a priority whether (1) task-specific and general PSE could be assessed separately or (2) be mapped in a hierarchical model with task-specific PSE factors and a superordinate factor of general PSE. A Chi-square test shows no significant model improvement, which indicates general and task-specific PSE being separate dimensions. US studies suggest that low-income parents, migrants, or parents with a lower educational status experience lower PSE. To adequately support these parents, we need to know whether differences according to families' background characteristics occur in task-specific and general PSE beliefs. We tested general PSE and PSE in four parenting tasks for differences according to families' background characteristics. Parents with a university degree they were self-efficacious in communicating responsible media use than parents without a university degree. Parents with a non-German family language they were self-efficacious in communicating a responsible media use, caring for a sick child, and in their general PSE compared to parents with German as a family language. The results of the group differences are discussed in the context of how to support different parent groups. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2023 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1380465 |
| Database: |
ERIC |