%0 Journal Article
%T Latino ChildrenĄ¯s Math Confidence: The Role of MothersĄ¯ Gender Stereotypes and Involvement Across the Transition to Middle School
%A Amy C. Hartl
%A Brett Laursen
%A Daniel Dickson
%A Jill Denner
%J The Journal of Early Adolescence
%@ 1552-5449
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0272431616675972
%X The influence of parental beliefs and behaviors on childrenĄ¯s math confidence and performance is well documented, but few studies examine these associations over time, or in large samples of Latino/a families. This study used longitudinal data from 247 (114 sons and 133 daughters) mother-child dyads to examine whether maternal math gender stereotypes and math involvement predict changes in the mothersĄ¯ behavior or changes in the childĄ¯s perceived math competence. Maternal math gender stereotypes when children were in fifth grade predicted decreases in mothersĄ¯ involvement in their daughterĄ¯s math homework from fifth to sixth grade. Greater maternal math involvement in fifth grade predicted increases in sonsĄ¯ and daughtersĄ¯ perceptions of math ability from fifth to sixth grades
%K parent-adolescent relationships
%K gender/gender differences
%K Hispanic/Latino/Latina
%K academic competence
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0272431616675972