Importance of Maternal Persistence in Young Children's Persistence

Persistence of a distant goal is an important personality trait that determines academic and social success. Recent studies have shown that individual differences in persistence involve both genetic and environmental factors; however, these studies have not examined the role of maternal factors on a...

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Published in:Frontiers in psychology 2021-10, Vol.12, p.726583-726583
Main Authors: Imafuku, Masahiro, Saito, Atsuko, Hosokawa, Kenchi, Okanoya, Kazuo, Hosoda, Chihiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
parenting styles
persistence
preschooler
Psychology
self-control
social development
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Summary:Persistence of a distant goal is an important personality trait that determines academic and social success. Recent studies have shown that individual differences in persistence involve both genetic and environmental factors; however, these studies have not examined the role of maternal factors on a young children's persistence. The present study examined whether mothers' persistence is associated with persistence in children aged 3–6 years. In addition, the associations between mothers' persistence/parenting style and children's self-control/social development (prosocial behaviors and difficulties) were examined. Our results showed that maternal persistence is essential for the child's persistence. Children's self-control and social development were also associated with the mothers' persistence and parenting style. Our findings suggest that a young child's persistence may develop under the influence of a familiar adult (i.e., mother) and characterizes their social development, highlighting the importance of persistence in parenting.
ISSN:1664-1078
1664-1078
DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.726583