Positive parenting of preschool children in Hong Kong

What is it about?

The present study examined the relationship between positive parenting, children’s attachment, curiosity, and competence motivation as perceived by the parents. With reference to the family systems theory, attachment theory, and self-determination theory, the present study provided evidence for the serial mediating roles of preschool children’s attachment and Deprivation-type epistemic curiosity in the relationship between positive parenting and children’s competence motivation as perceived by the parents.

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Why is it important?

Parenting plays a vital role in children’s development. Children’s competence motivation is a unique and essential element of children’s approaches to learning. However, little is known about the relationship and the underlying mechanisms between parenting and children’s competence motivation.