The mediating role of the self in the prediction of psychopathology from the mother-child relationship

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Karin Dodge Magee (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
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Advisor
Susan P. Keane

Abstract: The purpose of the present investigation was to examine the role of the self in the prediction of psychopathology and continuity from the mother-child relationship. There has been much recent support for the prediction of psychopathology and continuity from the mother-child relationship but little exploration of the mechanisms accounting for this influence. Child and maternal psychopathology was examined in addition to child and mother self-perceptions and mother and child reports of the mother-child relationship. Mothers' recollections of their relationships with their own mothers was also assessed. The plausibility of a general theoretical model was tested. Three components of this model were examined independently. Eighty-six mother-child pairs completed questionnaires assessing the domains of interest. The mean age of the children studied was 10. SEM analyses were used in addition to block multiple regression analyses to test the hypotheses. Results did not support a mediating role of the self in the prediction of any of the dependent variables.

Additional Information

Publication
Dissertation
Language: English
Date: 1992
Subjects
Child psychopathology
Mother and child
Self-esteem in children
Self-perception in children
Mothers and daughters

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