Disciplinary behavior of mothers of preschool children: Effects of maternal effi cacy beliefs, children’s gender and age, and mothers’ education

Abstract Disciplining a child is one of the most challenging parental tasks. Efficacy beliefs contribute to make this experience more or less successful. The purpose of this study is to examine the predictive role of efficacy beliefs on maternal disciplinary behavior. A total of 128 mothers of pre-s...

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Main Authors: Carla CARVALHO, Orlanda CRUZ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas
Series:Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-166X2018000400433&lng=en&tlng=en