“…In the area of child development, numerous studies have focused on the attitudes of teachers and parents regarding children's behavior (Alston, 1979;Dix, Ruble, Grusec, & Nixon, 1986;Filsinger, 1981;Sigel, 1985;Trickett & Kuczynski, 1986). Specific parental attitudes under investigation have included those concerning the child's cognitive development (Miller, 1988), the child's gender (Kronsberg, Schmaling, & Fagot, 1985), as well as those held by individuals who engage in child maltreatment and abuse (Azar & Rohrbeck, 1986).…”