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Mize, Jacquelyn; Pettit, Gregory S. – Child Development, 1997
Evaluated contributions of mothers' social coaching and responsive style to preschoolers' interpersonal competence with peers. Found that coaching and style were largely independent and were correlated with social competence; both predicted teacher ratings, and style predicted peer acceptance. Found no evidence for mediation effect of coaching,…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Children, Interpersonal Competence, Mothers

Pettit, Gregory S.; Laird, Robert D.; Dodge, Kenneth A.; Bates, John E.; Criss, Michael M. – Child Development, 2001
Examined early childhood antecedents and behavior-problem correlates of monitoring and psychological control during early adolescence. Found that monitoring was anteceded by proactive parenting style and advantageous family-ecological characteristics. Psychological control was anteceded by harsh parenting and mothers' report of earlier child…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Rearing, Delinquency, Early Adolescents

Pettit, Gregory S.; Bates, John E.; Dodge, Kenneth A. – Child Development, 1997
Examined effects of early supportive parenting on children's school adjustment. Found that supportive parenting (maternal warmth, proactive teaching, inductive discipline, and positive involvement) predicted adjustment (behavior problems, social skills, and academic performance) in grade 6, even after controlling for kindergarten adjustment and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Problems, Child Development