University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Child Dev. 2021 Nov;92(6):2317-2334. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13554. Epub 2021 Mar 27.
This research examined the role of mothers' self-worth and self-improvement goals in their responses to children's performance in the United States (80% European American) and Hong Kong (100% Chinese). Mothers (N = 330) were induced to prioritize self-worth or self-improvement among children (M = 10.24 years; 48% girls) . Mothers induced to prioritize self-worth (vs. self-improvement) used more success-oriented responses in both regions (ds = 0.53 and 0.35). Mothers induced to prioritize self-improvement (vs. self-worth) used more failure-oriented responses only in the United States (d = 0.29). Mothers' success-oriented responses predicted more positive beliefs and affect in a cognitive task among children (βs = .10-.18). Taken together, the findings support the importance of parents' goals in the socialization process.
本研究考察了母亲的自我价值感和自我提升目标在她们对孩子在美国（80%为欧裔美国人）和中国香港（100%为华人）表现的反应中的作用。研究中，母亲（N=330）被引导优先考虑孩子的自我价值感或自我提升（M=10.24 岁；48%为女孩）。与自我提升（vs.自我价值感）相比，被引导优先考虑自我价值感的母亲在两个地区都使用了更多以成功为导向的反应（ds=0.53 和 0.35）。只有在美国，被引导优先考虑自我提升（vs.自我价值感）的母亲才会使用更多以失败为导向的反应（d=0.29）。母亲以成功为导向的反应预测了孩子们在认知任务中更积极的信念和情感（βs=0.10-0.18）。综上所述，这些发现支持了父母目标在社会化过程中的重要性。
