TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Mothers' social coaching, mother-child relationship style, and children's peer competence: is the medium the message?
JO  - Child development
A1  - Mize, J.
A1  - Pettit, G. S.
SP  - 312
EP  - 332
VL  - 68
IS  - 2
N2  - Contributions of mothers' social coaching and responsive style to preschoolers' peer competence were evaluated in 2 studies. In Study 1, 43 mother-child dyads participated in 3 laboratory tasks; videotapes were coded for responsive interaction style in play, advice regarding videotaped peer dilemmas (coaching), and nonsocial teaching in a puzzle task. Coaching and style were largely independent and were correlated with measures of social competence. In Study 2 (n = 62), coaching and style uniquely predicted teacher ratings, but only style predicted peer acceptance. To investigate whether coaching mediated the effects of style and/or whether style moderated the effects of coaching, the samples were combined. No evidence was found for mediation, but coaching was a more powerful predictor of lower levels of boys' aggression when the mother-child relationship was less responsive. Discussion focuses on models of socialization that stress the interplay of general style and specific socialization practices in promoting social competence.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0009-3920
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -