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Maternal self-competence and mother-child interaction

The aim of the present study was to examine the relation between maternal perceptions of self-competence and quality of mother-child interaction as well as the effect of maternal sociodemographic characteristics on the above perceptions. The sample comprised 468 mothers of pre-school aged children. The results indicated a strong relationship between maternal perception of self-competence and satisfaction and mother-child interaction quality. Maternal sociodemographic characteristics (age, level of education, employment status) had no relation with maternal perception of self-competence, satisfaction, or mother-child interaction. However, place of residence, number of children and marital status were important determinants of parenting variables. Mothers from single-parent families reported lower level of self-competence, satisfaction and conflict resolution compared to mothers in two-parent families.

Maternal competence; Mother-child interaction; Satisfaction

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