Influence of Maternal Efficacy on the Psychological Well-Being of their Teenage Children

The present study investigated the influence of maternal efficacy on the psychological well-being of their teenaged children. The study comprised of 60 respondents (30 mothers & 30 o f their children aged between 13 & 15) chosen by purposive sampling method. Maternal self-efficacy scale developed by Teti and Gelfand (1998) and Psychological well-being scale by Carol Ryff (1998) were used for this study. PearsonO's Correlation technique was used for the analysis of the data collected. Results showed that there was a significant positive relationship between maternal efficacy and psychological well-being of their teenaged children. Results also showed that there was a significant relationship between maternal efficacy and the child behavior outcomes such as autonomy, personal growth, self-acceptance and purpose in life variables indicating that the mothers with high levels of maternal efficacy demonstrated adequate competencies which thereby tend to enhance the various dimensions of psychological well-being of their teens such as self-acceptance, autonomy, purpose in life and Personal growth. This finding implies the need for mothers to recognize the influence of parenting competencies which will empower mothers to develop positive parenting skills in order to have an effective parent child relationship and demonstrate high levels of parental competence, which in turn will foster positive behavioral outcomes in their children.