ABSTRACT
The goals of this chapter are to trace the reception of the self-efficacy concept in the study of parenting, to investigate whether the concept of parenting self-efficacy has increased our understanding of issues related to parenting and parenthood (Coleman and Karraker, 1998); to examine whether core ideas about the association between parenting self-efficacy, parenting competence, and intervention mechanisms have held up over time; to discuss measurement of parenting self-efficacy; and to forecast which directions parenting self-efficacy research should take to be of greater value to parents, professionals, and scientists.
