Parental Warmth and Hostility as Related to Sex Differences in Children's Achievement Orientation
- 1 March 1977
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychology of Women Quarterly
- Vol. 1 (3) , 229-246
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6402.1977.tb00551.x
Abstract
This article is a critical review of studies concerning the relationship of parental warmth and hostility to sex-related differences in children's achievement orientation. Parental warmth seemed to operate differently upon girls' and boys' achievement orientation in most of the studies cited. Moderate but not high maternal warmth and even slight hostility were related to strong achievement∗ orientation in girls, while high maternal nurturance and affection were associated with strong achievement orientation in boys. However, the article warns against assuming a simple causal relationship between parental warmth and sex-related differences in children's achievement orientation. Achievement theories, two main parental dimensions, and future research directions are also discussed.Keywords
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