Examining social‑cognitive predictors of parenting skills among mothers with preschool and early elementary school‑aged children
نویسندگان
1 Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Yazd University of Medical Sciences, Yazd,
2 Department of Psychology, School of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Abhar
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4 Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Yazd University of Medical Sciences, Yazd,
5 Department of Behvarzi, Deputy of Health, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
6 Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Yazd University of Medical Sciences, Yazd,
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چکیده
Context: Identification of parenting skills determinants among mothers is an ongoing fieldof research. Aims: The aim of this study was to identify the social cognitive predictors ofparenting skills among mothers. Settings and Design: Previous studies have demonstratedthe health action process approach (HAPA) as a credible frame for predicting behavior,but the number of studies considering the predictive value of parenting skills determinantsamong mothers is rare. Subjects and Methods: An 8 months prospective design wasapplied. Participants were mothers with preschool and early elementary school‑aged children.At the 1st time, 120 participants completed self‑report questionnaires regarding their riskperception, outcome expectancies, task self‑efficacy, and intentions toward parenting skills.At the 2nd time, they returned a follow‑up questionnaire, which measured planning, copingself‑efficacy, and recovery self‑efficacy and finally, 8 months later as the 3rd time, parentingskills were measured. Path analysis was used for analysis. Results: Path analysis indicatedthat, in the motivational phase, there was no relationship between parenting skills intentionand risk perception, outcome expectancies, and task self‑efficacy. Furthermore, no relationshipwas found between parenting skills intention and planning. In the volitional phase, copingself‑efficacy, recovery self‑efficacy, and planning were statistically significant predictors ofparenting skills. Conclusion: The results of this study confirm that volitional phase of the HAPAmodel is useful in determining parenting skills. However, the role motivational variables seemto be unimportant in performing these behaviors. It was concluded that everybody intendedto apply parenting skills, in nature, and intervention strategies should be focused on turningintentions into behavior.
