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Individual and Social Correlates of Efficacious Beliefs: Assessing the Moderating Effects of Parent–Daughter Relationship among Urban African American Female Adolescents
African American adolescents living in inner-city environments have been disproportionately affected by a variety of social ills. Evidence has linked self-efficacy to several positive outcomes in adolescence including ability to negotiate risk, academic achievement, and greater orientation toward the future. This study assesses multiple factors that might influence self-efficacy among female African American youth living in public housing developments. Results show that a youths attitude toward deviance was positively related to self-efficacy. Peer influence was related to efficacious belief. Maternal support was also associated with an increase in self-efficacy. Further, the quality of the mother–daughter relationship was important in predicting efficacious beliefs. Paternal behavior was inversely related to self-efficacy. Implications for practice and research are discussed.
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