Title

Maternal And Paternal Perceptions Of Social Competence In Children And Adolescents

Keywords

Fathers; Mothers; Ratings; Social competence

Abstract

We examined maternal and paternal perceptions of social competence in children and adolescents. One hundred forty-seven parents rated scenarios depicting children who varied in age, gender, and social competence. Parents also completed questionnaires assessing the amount of time they spend with their own children, their gender identity, their psychological symptoms, and their affectivity. Results indicated that the amount of time parents spend with their own children was related to maternal and paternal ratings, whereas affectivity was related to paternal ratings. In contrast, parents' gender identity and psychological symptoms were unrelated to their ratings of social competence. Finally, there was an interaction between parent gender and the level of social competence depicted in the scenarios they rated, suggesting that there were differences in maternal and paternal ratings. These findings emphasize the importance of examining the perceptions of both mothers and fathers when assessing social competence in children and adolescents. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2007.

Publication Date

2-1-2007

Publication Title

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volume

16

Issue

1

Number of Pages

98-107

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-006-9071-8

Socpus ID

33845993645 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/33845993645

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