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  • Title: Children's achievement moderates the effects of mothers' use of control and autonomy support.
    Author: Ng FF, Kenney-Benson GA, Pomerantz EM.
    Journal: Child Dev; 2004; 75(3):764-80. PubMed ID: 15144485.
    Abstract:
    Two studies investigated the effects of parents' control and autonomy support on low- and high-achieving children. In Study 1, mothers' (N=110) involvement with children (7 to 10 years old) in the context of a challenging task was observed. During this interaction, mothers' control predicted diminished engagement and their autonomy support predicted enhanced performance for low-achieving children more than for high-achieving children. In Study 2, mothers' (N=121) responses to children's (9 to 12 years old) failure were assessed with a daily checklist. Children's grades were obtained at this time and 6 months later. Mothers' controlling responses predicted decreased performance and their autonomy-supportive responses predicted increased performance over time for low achievers more than for high achievers.
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