The Developmental Impact of Self-Efficacy on Single Mother Families

Abstract

Based on the United States Census Bureau, the number of single-parent families with children under the age of 18 has grown rapidly from 1.5 million in 1950 to 10.5 million in 2021 in the United States, which is a staggering rate of growth. Children raised by single parents usually do not behave as lively as children from normal families in school. They are more introverted, and in severe cases, they may even be depressed and have less interaction with their classmates. But if single parents pay enough attention to their children and always care about their children’s education and psychological development and are willing to put in efforts to regulate the child’s mentality, despite the lack of a parental role, the occurrence of depression in this kind of children will be greatly reduced.