A Study On The Relationship Between Perceived Self-Efficacy Of Teens And Parenting Locus Of Control Of Parents

Objective To study on potential effect factors to perceived self-efficacy and parenting locus of control, to investigate the relationship between perceived self-efficacy of teens and parenting locus of control of parents, and to study how parent-children relationship can improve perceived self-efficacy of teens.Methods Adopting Self-Efficacy Integration Scale (SEIS), Parenting Locus of Control Scale (PLOC) and self-made questionnaire, surveyed 343 junior middle school students from three different schools in Beijing and Yunnan province as well as their parents, then made statistical analysis on the data. Results (l)In demographic factors, region and school, gender, education of parents, family structure and parents' age will affect perceived self-efficacy of teens or parenting locus of control. (2)There's significant negative correlation between general perceived self-efficacy and dimension'parental control on behavior'and the total scores of locus of control; there's significant negative correlation between learning perceived self-efficacy and parental'education effectiveness','parental responsibility', 'parental control on behavior'dimension and the total scores of locus of control; there's significant negative correlation between self-regulated learning efficacy and parental'education effectiveness','parental control on behavior'dimension and the total scores of locus of control. (3)Parent-children relationship significantly affects perceived self-efficacy and parenting locus of control. According to the cluster in this research, parent-children relationship of caring can help improve perceived self-efficacy of children. Conclusion Significant difference exists among different types of parent-children relationship in perceived self-efficacy and parenting locus of control; learning perceived self-efficacy and self-regulated learning efficacy can be improved by family education; parents should change themselves before the academic performance of teens be improved, etc; there are 9 conclusions in total.