Perception of Child, Child-Rearing Values, and Emotional Distress as Mediating Links between Environmental Stressors and Observed Maternal Behavior.

Conger, Rand D.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ312491

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Publication Date: 1984

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Perception of Child, Child-Rearing Values, and Emotional Distress as Mediating Links between Environmental Stressors and Observed Maternal Behavior.

Conger, Rand D.; And Others

Child Development, v55 n6 p2234-47 Dec 1984

Findings of this observational study of 74 families tentatively support the conclusion that the psychological characteristics of emotional distress, authoritarian child-rearing values, and negative perceptions of children partially mediate the influence of some demographic/stressful life conditions on the positive and negative behaviors of mothers. (Author/RH)

Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Authoritarianism, Behavior, Child Rearing, Demography, Mothers, Negative Attitudes, Psychological Characteristics, Stress Variables

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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