Abstract
The relations among maternal support networks, maternal perceptions of parenting, maternal attributions for parenting situations, and children's social development, as indexed by peer acceptance, and cognitive performance, as indexed by the PPVT‐R and PSI, were examined in a sample of 69 mothers and their preschool‐age children. Network characteristics directly predicted cognitive performance and indirectly predicted peer acceptance through effects on maternal perceptions and attributions. Parent cognitions as mediators of network effects on children's development are discussed, addressing variation due to network dimensions, types of parent cognitions, and domain of children's development.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1401-1417 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Child development |
Volume | 64 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1993 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Education
- Developmental and Educational Psychology