Maternal Locus of Control in Pregnancy and Reading and Spelling Abilities of the Offspring: A Longitudinal Birth Cohort Study

Maternal locus of control (LOC) as measured in pregnancy has been shown to be associated with parenting attitudes and behaviors as well as with children’s comprehension of mathematical and scientific concepts. The present study evaluates whether the child’s emergent literacy skills are similarly ass...

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Main Authors: Jean Golding, Steven Gregory, Genette Ellis, Yasmin Iles-Caven, Stephen Nowicki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.03094/full