摘要：The present study examined predictors of children's problem solving using structural equation modeling (SEM). Participants were 410 dyads of 2nd- and 6th- grade children and their mother or father. Children and their parents responded to questionnaires. Instruments were the PSI(Parent Behavior Inventory, 1998),CES-D(Center for Epidemiological Scale-Depression,for children's depression,1977) Sherer's (1982) self- efcy scale,and the Problem Solving Inventory(Heppner & Peterscn,1982). In both grades, warmth in parenting behavior affected children's self efficacy,which in turm contributed to their problem solving. Rejection in parenting behavior had positive effects on problem solving through increasing sl-fficcy in 2nd graders only .Results implied importance of sl-feffcacy and developmentally appropriate parenting to improve children's problem solving..
