Maternal Knowledge and Maternal Behavior Control as Predictors of Preadolescent Behavioral Competence

摘要: The present article examined relationships between maternal knowledge, behavior control, and preadolescent behavioral competence over time. Four years of self-report data were collected from 133 mothers their preadolescents, beginning when the preadolescents in 4th grade. Knowledge, assessed at all 4 time points. results for preadolescent-reported variables suggested that knowledge reciprocally related, but control not significantly related. Mother-reported generally associated with mother-reported competence. Thus, study identified a longitudinal, reciprocal association competence, reports these variables.