Volume : IV, Issue : VIII, August - 2014

Mother's Future Expectation and Child Behavior

Dr. Ira Tripathi

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The objective of present investigation was to study the correlation between future expectation of mothers and the efficacy behaviors of their children .Previous literatures strongly and efficiently show that expectations play a significant role in directing our behaviors. This study was undertaken on children aged 8 to 12 years and their mothers. Children were from two groups either chronically ill or healthy. A total of 300 hundred persons participated in this study. Of these 75 were chronically ill children and their mothers and 75 were normal healthy children and their mothers. Mothers future expectation was assessed through an interview schedule and efficacy behaviors of children were assessed by another interview schedule. Efficacy behaviors of children were included educational behavior, social relationship and future expectation of child and perception of family environment. All these behaviors inclusively called total score of efficacy. Results revealed tha mothers future expectations have very significant and positive correlation with their childrens efficacy behavior. It was found significant in both of the cases whether children were chronically ill or healthy. Mothers future expectation was positively and significantly correlated with childrens educational behavior, social relationship, future expectation and perception of family environment. This study presents a ray of hope for children in the form of their mothers future expectation. If mother has positive future expectation about her child then it will help the child either in making success in life or coping with life problems like chronic illness.

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Dr. Ira Tripathi Mother’s Future Expectation and Child Behavior Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.4, Issue.8 August 2014

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