Mechanisms underlying the relations between parents' perfectionistic tendencies and young children's mathematical abilities

IF 3.1 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL

British Journal of Educational Psychology Pub Date : 2024-03-13 DOI:10.1111/bjep.12673

Sum Kwing Cheung, Winnie Wai Lan Chan, Ricci Wai-tsz Fong

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Abstract

Background

Parents' high academic expectations are positively associated with young children's mathematical abilities. However, minimal attention has been devoted to whether, and how, different ways of conveying the performance targets would result in different outcomes.

Aims

The current study investigated whether and how parents' perfectionistic strivings and concerns were associated with young children's mathematical abilities through home mathematical activities, children's approach motivation to learn mathematics, and children's avoidance motivation to learn mathematics.

Sample

Participants included 211 kindergarteners in Hong Kong and their parents.

Methods

Data were collected through individual child tests and parent questionnaires.

Results

Structural equation modelling revealed that parents' perfectionistic strivings had a direct positive link with children's mathematical abilities, an indirect link via approach motivation to learn mathematics, and an indirect link via home mathematical activities, and then approach motivation. Parents' perfectionistic concerns had a direct negative link with children's mathematical abilities, an indirect link via approach motivation to learn mathematics, and an indirect link via avoidance motivation to learn mathematics.

Conclusions

Early childhood practitioners are recommended to raise parents' awareness of how to communicate high-performance targets to children in a constructive manner.

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父母的完美主义倾向与幼儿数学能力之间关系的内在机制。

背景：父母对子女学业的高期望与幼儿的数学能力呈正相关。目的：本研究通过家庭数学活动、儿童学习数学的接近动机和儿童学习数学的回避动机，探讨家长的完美主义追求和关注是否与幼儿的数学能力相关，以及如何与幼儿的数学能力相关：研究对象包括 211 名香港幼儿园学生及其家长：方法：通过儿童个人测试和家长问卷收集数据：结构方程模型显示，家长的完美主义追求与儿童的数学能力有直接的正向联系，通过学习数学的接近动机有间接联系，通过家庭数学活动有间接联系，然后再通过接近动机有间接联系。家长的完美主义担忧与儿童的数学能力有直接的负向联系，与学习数学的接近动机有间接联系，与学习数学的回避动机有间接联系：结论：建议幼儿教育从业者提高家长的认识，让他们知道如何以建设性的方式向儿童传达高效目标。

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British Journal of Educational Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL-

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7.70

自引率

2.70%

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期刊介绍： The British Journal of Educational Psychology publishes original psychological research pertaining to education across all ages and educational levels including: - cognition - learning - motivation - literacy - numeracy and language - behaviour - social-emotional development - developmental difficulties linked to educational psychology or the psychology of education