Compared the psychological functioning of mothers between diagnostic groups on measures of parenting sense of competence, coping, marital adjustment, family functioning, mother - child relationship, and social support. (link.springer.com)
The findings are consistent with the idea of an earlier change in maternal sense of competence contributing to future improvements in parenting, rather than the reverse. (link.springer.com)
A final reason to focus on maternal sense of competence as a mechanism of change lies in the nature of the intervention under investigation in the present study. (link.springer.com)