Date of Graduation
Fall 2023
Degree
Master of Science in Early Childhood and Family Development
Department
Early Childhood and Family Development
Committee Chair
Joanna Cemore Brigden
Abstract
The present study examined the relationship between closeness in the parent-child relationship, conflict in the parent-child relationship, and parental self-efficacy during childhood. Quantitative data from an electronic survey on one hundred eighty-eight participants was collected. Results from a simple linear correlation indicated that parental self-efficacy during childhood and the parent-child relationship quality measures of closeness and conflict were moderately correlated. A simple regression showed that parental self-efficacy during childhood did not predict closeness nor conflict in the parent-child relationship when controlling for current parental self-efficacy. However, parental self-efficacy during childhood significantly predicted current-parental self-efficacy.
Keywords
parent-child relationship, parental self-efficacy, child self-efficacy, parenting self-efficacy, childhood beliefs, parenthood, child parental self-efficacy
Subject Categories
Development Studies | Early Childhood Education | Family, Life Course, and Society
Copyright
© Stephanie Boekweg
Recommended Citation
Boekweg, Stephanie, "Closeness and Conflict in the Parent-Child Relationship and Parental Self-Efficacy During Childhood" (2023). MSU Graduate Theses. 3919.
https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/3919
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