TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Maternal Knowledge and Maternal Behavior Control as Predictors of Preadolescent Behavioral Competence
JO  - Journal of early adolescence
A1  - Grundy, A. M.
A1  - Gondoli, Dawn M.
A1  - Blodgett Salafia, E. H.
SP  - 410
EP  - 431
VL  - 30
IS  - 3
N2  - The present article examined relationships between maternal knowledge, maternal behavior control, and preadolescent behavioral competence over time. Four years of self-report data were collected from 133 mothers and their preadolescents, beginning when the preadolescents were in 4th grade. Knowledge, behavior control, and behavioral competence were assessed at all 4 time points. The results for preadolescent-reported variables suggested that maternal knowledge and preadolescent behavioral competence were reciprocally related, but maternal behavior control and preadolescent behavioral competence were not significantly related. Mother-reported maternal knowledge and behavior control were generally not associated with mother-reported preadolescent behavioral competence. Thus, the present study identified a longitudinal, reciprocal association between knowledge and preadolescent behavioral competence, for preadolescent reports of these variables.<p />
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SN  - 0272-4316
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0272431609333302
ID  - ref1
ER  -