Parenting Self‐Efficacy Among Mothers of School‐Age Children: Conceptualization, Measurement, and Correlates *

Abstract

Relationships among parenting self‐efficacy, general self‐efficacy, child and maternal characteristics, and parenting satisfaction in 145 mothers of school‐aged children were examined. Higher parenting self‐efficacy was observed in mothers of less emotional and more sociable children, and among mothers who were better educated, had higher family incomes, and reported more previous experience with children. Higher parenting self‐efficacy and several mother and child variables predicted greater satisfaction with parenting. Influences of mothers' experience with children other than their own and maternal education on parenting satisfaction were mediated by parenting self‐efficacy. Suggestions concerning the conceptualization and measurement of parenting self‐efficacy are provided.

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