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Phillips, Deborah A. – Child Development, 1987
Academically competent third-graders and their parents were studied to (1) determine whether the illusion of incompetence documented in fifth graders appears in younger children; and (2) examine the influence that parents exert on their children's development of self-perceptions of academic competence. (PCB)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Parent Attitudes, Parent Influence, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
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Dornbusch, Sanford M.; And Others – Child Development, 1987
Uses a reformation of Baumrind's typology of authoritarian, permissive, and authoritative parenting styles in the context of adolescent school performance. Authoritarian and permissive parenting were negatively associated with grades; authoritative parenting was positively associated with grades. (PCB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Child Rearing, Classification
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Stevenson, David L.; Baker, David P. – Child Development, 1987
Results indicated that parental involvement is related to the child's school performance. In addition, parents are more involved in school activities when the educational status of the mother is higher and when the child is younger. (PCB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Educational Attainment, Family Influence
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Jeremy, Rita Jeruchimowicz; Bernstein, Victor J. – Child Development, 1984
Compares 17 methadone-exposed and 23 control four-month-old infants in interactions with their mothers. Results indicate that methadone is only one of several risk factors affecting interaction. Mothers rated poor in communication have poor psychosocial and psychological resources, and infants rated poor in communication showed problematic motor…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Infants, Interpersonal Communication, Mothers