A test of social-cognitive theory on child rearing: are more authoritative parents higher in parental self-efficacy?
| dc.contributor.author | Gaylord, Joshua J., author | |
| dc.contributor.author | MacPhee, David, advisor | |
| dc.contributor.author | Haddock, Shelley, committee member | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mallette, Dawn, committee member | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-08-28T10:28:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-08-28T10:28:01Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Corporal punishment (CP) and harsh parenting behaviors increase the risk of child abuse and are associated with several detrimental outcomes among children. Drawing from the foundations of social cognitive theory and coercion theory, I examined long-term changes in parent self-efficacy (PSE) in relation to changes in child-rearing practices (i.e., authoritative and authoritarian). Using longitudinal data from the prevention program Dare to Be You (DTBY), I found that PSE was a significant predictor of child-centered discipline (authoritative), and harsh punishment (authoritarian). Child-centered discipline was moderated by parent attributions (self-blaming). Harsh punishment was significantly easier to predict, as expected by previous research on coercive cycles, and was explained by parent attributions (i.e., self-blaming and child-blaming), and problematic child behaviors. The effects of the DTBY intervention were also significant, with the long-term use of effective child-rearing strategies mediated through increases in self-efficacy. The implications of findings, especially the significance of coercive cycles and social cognitive processes in child rearing, are discussed. Future research and prevention applications are also noted to further prevent child abuse at large. | |
| dc.format.medium | born digital | |
| dc.format.medium | masters theses | |
| dc.identifier | Gaylord_colostate_0053N_17681.pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10217/236876 | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher | Colorado State University. Libraries | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | 2020- | |
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| dc.subject | coercion | |
| dc.subject | parenting | |
| dc.subject | self-efficacy | |
| dc.subject | intervention | |
| dc.subject | child-rearing | |
| dc.subject | prevention | |
| dc.title | A test of social-cognitive theory on child rearing: are more authoritative parents higher in parental self-efficacy? | |
| dc.type | Text | |
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| thesis.degree.discipline | Human Development and Family Studies | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Colorado State University | |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Science (M.S.) |
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