The relationship between maternal self-efficacy and parenting practices: Implications for parent training.

The present study examined the relationship between maternal self-efficacy, dysfunctional discipline practices and child conduct problems. Specifically, three levels of self-efficacy, global, domain and task-specific self-efficacy, were assessed in mothers of 2- to 8-year-old children with conduct problems (clinic group, n=45) and non-clinic mothers (non-clinic group, n=79). Measures of global, domain and task-specific self-efficacy were completed by mothers