Mothers' Involvement: Children's Perception of Maternal Childrearing Practices

Zahyah Hanafi

doi:10.32890/mmj.8.1.2004.8750

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify maternal childrearing practices (achievement values, monitoring, and discussion) among employed and unemployed Malaysian mothers. Generally, these mothers have similar levels of childrearing practices. They instill high achievement values, conduct consistent monitoring on their children, and carry out regular discussions with them. They only differ in terms of monitoring. Discussion, implications, recommendations, and suggestions for future study are included.

Highlights

The increasing number of Malaysian women in the work force may have had an impact on their childrearing practices
The circumstances of mothers, the attitudes and expectations of mothers, and the distribution of time available have important implications on their children. They spent hours shopping, house cleaning, cooking, doing laundry, and childcare. These tasks they perform daily may leave an impact on their childrearing practices
Research on family studies in Malaysia has yet to examine the consequences of working mothers balancing the demands of work and family life

Summary

Introduction

The increasing number of Malaysian women in the work force may have had an impact on their childrearing practices. The circumstances of mothers, the attitudes and expectations of mothers, and the distribution of time available have important implications on their children. They spent hours shopping, house cleaning, cooking, doing laundry, and childcare. These tasks they perform daily may leave an impact on their childrearing practices. Research on family studies in Malaysia has yet to examine the consequences of working mothers balancing the demands of work and family life. This study calls for an investigation of the research agenda that searches for consequences of maternal employment and maternal involvement

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