Delineating Among Parenting Confidence, Parenting Self-Efficacy, and Competence

Abstract

This article examined the concepts of parenting self-efficacy, parenting confidence, and competence. Using Morse's method of concept delineation, a literature review of each concept was conducted to uncover commonalities, distinctions, and measurement overlaps between concepts and provide conceptual boundaries. Findings revealed that parenting confidence and parenting self-efficacy describe a parents' internal attribution or beliefs about their ability to engage in parenting behaviors. Both terms have similar antecedents, attributes, and consequences, whereas competence is a concept that should be used as an objective measure by someone other than the parent to assess parenting quality.

Effects of an Infant Care Education Program for Mothers of Late-preterm Infants on Parenting Confidence, Breastfeeding Rates, and Infants' Growth and Readmission Rates

“…To assess parenting confidence, the instrument that Park [19] translated into Korean and modified to fit the South Korean context based on the 13 items of Pharis's Self-con-CHNR Child Health Nurs Res, Vol.26, No.1, January 2020: [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] fidence Scale was used. The instrument consists of a total of 38 items across 6 domains: wellbeing and safety, infant behavior, breastfeeding, hygiene, bathing and diaper changing, and health and illness.…”

“…Child Health Nurs Res, Vol.26, No.1, January 2020: [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] tion by the nurse in charge. At the time of admission, the nurse in charge used a one-page leaflet to teach mothers in the control group about storing, freezing, and thawing breast milk.…”

“…Premji et al [12] observed that mothers of late-preterm infants displayed low parenting confidence until 6~8 weeks after delivery. Parenting confidence is essential for parents to successfully perform their roles [13]. Hence, nurses should educate mothers of late-preterm infants on the characteristics and behaviors, breastfeeding methods, and health problems specific to these infants in order to increase their parenting confidence [12].…”

Spanish version of the Parenting Sense of Competence scale: Evidence of reliability and validity

“…Several instruments are available for measuring parents' self‐perceptions of their role as caregivers. Of them, the Parenting Sense of Competence scale (PSOC), a scale measuring perceived parenting competence, has been a widely used scale (Črnčec, Barnett, & Matthey, ; Karp, Lutenbacher, & Wallston, ; Vance & Brandon, ). The PSOC originates in White's motivational theory (), which considers the assessment of one's capacity to undertake an action (self‐competence) and satisfaction with one's own competence (satisfaction) as determinants for undertaking an action.…”

“…Several instruments are available for measuring parents' selfperceptions of their role as caregivers. Of them, the Parenting Sense of Competence scale (PSOC), a scale measuring perceived parenting competence, has been a widely used scale (Črnčec, Barnett, & Matthey, 2010;Karp, Lutenbacher, & Wallston, 2015;Vance & Brandon, 2017).…”