摘要:Factor analysis of data collected from 336 elementary school children provided difficuitness and susceptibility as the temperament factors,and affect and control as the nurturing factors. Results showed that non-susceptible children with low controlling mother perceived their cognitive competence positively while highly susceptible children showed no differences in their self-competence by mothers` controlling behavior. Perceived cognitive competence of susceptible boys and of susceptible 3rd graders were low when their mothers asserted low control. Thus,mothers` controlling behavior supported perceived cognitive competence in highly susceptible boys and 3rd graders. That is,the effect of mother`s behavior on child`s self-competence was moderated by child`s characteristics. These results partially supported the Conditional Model.
关键词:child`s temperament;nurturing behavior;self-competence;Conditional Model