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ERIC Number: EJ423485
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Maternal Self-Efficacy: Illusory Control and Its Effect on Susceptibility to Learned Helplessness.
Donovan, Wilberta L.; And Others
Child Development, v61 n5 p1638-47 Oct 1990
Mothers who exhibited high illusory control showed increased susceptibility to learned helplessness when they tried to solve a child-care task. The early attributional and behavioral style characteristic of high illusory control may be a precursor to overcontrolling, interfering behaviors during the toddler years. (RH)
Descriptors: Helplessness, Mothers, Self Efficacy
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Control Perception