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01-12-2010 | Original Paper

Perceived Parenting, Self-Esteem, and General Self-Efficacy of Iranian American Adolescents

Auteurs: Gila Frank, Scott W. Plunkett, Mark P. Otten

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 6/2010

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Abstract

We examined whether Iranian American adolescents’ perceptions of parental support, parental knowledge, and parental psychological control relate to general self-efficacy directly, and indirectly through positive esteem and self-deprecation. To investigate this, self-report surveys were collected from 158 Iranian American adolescents attending Iranian American youth groups, Armenian private school, and one public school. Results indicated that positive esteem, self-deprecation, mother and father knowledge, and mother and father psychological control were directly related to general self-efficacy. Furthermore, the parenting variables were indirectly related to general self-efficacy through either positive esteem or self-deprecation.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Perceived Parenting, Self-Esteem, and General Self-Efficacy of Iranian American Adolescents
Auteurs
Gila Frank
Scott W. Plunkett
Mark P. Otten
Publicatiedatum
01-12-2010
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 6/2010
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-010-9363-x

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