Maternal Support Networks, Maternal Cognitions, and Young Children's Social and Cognitive Development

Gail F. Melson; Gary W. Ladd; Hui‐Chin ‐C Hsu

doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.1993.tb02960.x

Maternal Support Networks, Maternal Cognitions, and Young Children's Social and Cognitive Development

Gail F. Melson, Gary W. Ladd, Hui‐Chin ‐C Hsu

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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)
Pages (from-to)	1401-1417
Number of pages	17
Journal	Child development
Volume	64
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.1993.tb02960.x
State	Published - Oct 1993
Externally published	Yes

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Education
Developmental and Educational Psychology

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