Pleasure Derived from Mastery in Three-Year Olds: Its Function for Persistence and the Influence of Maternal Behavior.

Lutkenhaus, Paul

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Publication Date: 1984

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Pleasure Derived from Mastery in Three-Year Olds: Its Function for Persistence and the Influence of Maternal Behavior.

Lutkenhaus, Paul

International Journal of Behavioral Development, v7 n3 p343-58 Sep 1984

Explores, in two independent replications one year apart, the possiblility that (a) the actions of three-year-old children are guided and accompanied by self-evaluations and withdrawal, (b) that self-evaluations and withdrawal have a motivational function for persistence, and (c) that they are influenced by the mother's behavior when interacting with her child. (Author/AS)

Descriptors: Achievement Need, Learning Motivation, Mastery Learning, Motivation, Motivation Techniques, Parent Child Relationship, Performance Factors, Persistence, Preschool Children, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Withdrawal (Psychology)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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