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ERIC Number: EJ1171172
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Mar
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-1082-3301
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Investigating Maternal Self-Efficacy and Home Learning Environment of Families Enrolled in Head Start
Bojczyk, Kathryn Elizabeth; Haverback, Heather Rogers; Pae, Hye K.
Early Childhood Education Journal, v46 n2 p169-178 Mar 2018
The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between mothers' self-efficacy beliefs, their preschool children's home learning environments, and literacy skills. A sample of 112 mother-child dyads was recruited from Head Start centers in rural and urban communities. The measures included maternal self-efficacy and maternal perceptions of child's readiness to read as well as the Stipek Home Learning Activities (SHLA) scale, Home-Learning Environment Profile (HLEP), and the Stony Brook Family Reading Survey (SBFRS). Modeling path analysis was performed. Model fit indices indicated that the resulting model was a good fit for the data. Concerning the direct effects of maternal self-efficacy on home learning environment, positive significant effects for the SHLA measure as well as the HLEP were found. However, no direct effect was found with regard to maternal self-efficacy on SBFRS indicating evidence for the domain specificity of efficacy beliefs. Implications of the study include findings that higher maternal self-efficacy is related to creating a more positive home learning environment. Additionally, higher maternal perceptions of child readiness to read mediates the relationships between higher maternal self-efficacy and a more positive home literacy environment. Moreover, these findings highlight the link between home learning environment and children's receptive vocabulary skills.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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