Maternal Beliefs About Children's Friends in Australia and India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5163151 |
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| Authors | Shanti Balda (Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University), Kym Irving (School of Early Childhood, Faculty of Education, Queens land University of Technology , Brisbane, Australia) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 201-204 |
| Publication date | 1999-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Ecology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0970-9274 • E-ISSN: 2456-6608 |
| Publisher | Kamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09709274.1999.11907476 |
| OpenAlex | W2769095036 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
The research was conducted in two phases. In the first phase, date were collected in Brisbane. Australia. In the second phase, data were collected in Hisar. India Mothers of 100 preschool-aged children constituted the sample in Australia at well as in India. A questionnaire was used to explore maternal beliefs about children’s friends The results of this study indicated that although Australian and Indian mothers held similar beliefs about children’s friends, cultural differences were also found to exist. Mother) in both cultures expected their children to be friends with well mannered children and mentioned that ill mannered and violent children were unsuitable as friends for their children Cultural differences indicated that Indian mothers valued family background and intellect of children’s friends. In line with Western research, a substantial proportion of Australian mothers mentioned not to intervene in exclusive friendship and valued their child’s decision to promote self-confidence in their children
Developmental psychology · Friendship · Intellect · Sociology · Demography · Early Childhood Education and Development · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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