@article{ref1,
title="Family conflict and resilience in parenting self-efficacy among high-risk mothers",
journal="Journal of interpersonal violence",
year="2018",
author="Cassé, Julie F. H. and Finkenauer, Catrin and Oosterman, Mirjam and van der Geest, Victor R. and Schuengel, Carlo",
volume="33",
number="6",
pages="1008-1029",
abstract="Mothers with a history of institutional care in adolescence are often involved in high-conflict partner relationships, which may undermine relationships with children and confidence in oneself as a parent. Not all mothers think of themselves as bad parents under these circumstances. We turned to psychological resources as an explanation, focusing on mothers' trait self-control. The negative association between family conflict and parenting self-efficacy was tested for moderation by self-control among 104 mothers with a history of institutionalization for behavioral problems and delinquency during adolescence. We found a negative association between current family conflict and parenting self-efficacy among mothers with low self-control, and no significant association among mothers with high self-control. This study draws attention to the needs of high-risk mothers in their parenting role and demonstrates that self-control is a potential resource for mothers to balance the load presented by conflict in their families. The findings suggest new avenues for intervention.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-2605",
doi="10.1177/0886260515614280",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260515614280"
}