Date of Award
1995
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Perry, David G.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore relations between maternal childrearing styles and children's coping styles during mother-child conflict. Mothers reported on six parenting style dimensions: coercive control, overprotective control, emotional control, constructive control, responsiveness, and positive interaction. Children (mean age 12.01 years) reported on seven dimensions of coping during conflict with their mothers: idealization of parent, endorsement of submission, endorsement of aggression, self-blame, self-efficacy, anger reaction, and fear reaction. Few relations between the maternal variables and the child variables were significant, but those that were made sense. For example, positive interaction with the mother predicted low endorsement of aggression toward her, and maternal emotional control predicted self-blaming coping. Further research should examine whether the effects of maternal styles on children's behavior problems (e.g., aggression, depression) are mediated by children's coping styles.
Extent
66 p.
Recommended Citation
Gribbin, Allison Elizabeth, "relation of maternal parenting style to how children cope during conflicts with their mothers" (1995). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999. 826.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_4/826
Identifier
FADT15161
Comments
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1995.|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1995.