Self-evaluation of Parental Competence – Differences Between Parents with Pedagogical and Non-Pedagogical Professions

Abstract

Parental competence is closely related to various factors, which can directly or indirectly influence parentalbehaviour. One of these factors is the level of education, and more recent research show that the parents' choice ofprofession can be favourable for the development of certain parental skills and experience of parental competence.The aim of this research was to determine if there is a difference in the sense of parental competence among parentsof pedagogical professions. Research was conducted on a sample of 544 parents of pedagogical (N=247) andnon-pedagogical professions (N=297). The results show that parents of pedagogical professions (kindergarten andelementary school teachers), more so than parents of other professions, estimate their parental Efficacy as better, butthat is not the case with Satisfaction. This result can serve as confirmation to previous research about the positiveconnection between pedagogical and parental competence, and can contribute to understanding the connection ofsome pedagogical skills and abilities necessary for the development of parental competence.