Children's Achievement Moderates the Effects of Mothers' Use of Control and Autonomy Support

Two studies investigated the effects of parents' control and autonomy support on low‐ and high‐achieving children. In Study 1, mothers' ( N =110) involvement with children (7 to 10 years old) in the context of a challenging task was observed. During this interaction, mothers' control predicted diminished engagement and their autonomy support predicted enhanced performance for low‐achieving children more than for high‐achieving children. In Study...