Daughters of pushy mothers turn out to be more successful, according to a new study
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The 30-year study claims that mothers' expectations from their daughters, is what decides how successful the latter would be in their professional encounters.
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Led by psychologist Dr Eirini Flouri, the researchers analysed information from a study of children born in 1970.
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It was found that females, whose mothers had high hopes for them will feel more in control of their lives by the age of 30.
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However, the study highlighted that maternal influence is only important for women and not men, reports Telegraph.
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In the study, mother of ten-year-old children were asked to predict the age at which their child would leave school. This question was chosen to gauge the mother's belief in the capabilities of her daughter.
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Later Flouri compared this information with an assessment of the children's self-confidence when they were thirty.
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The results indicated that women's self esteem had a direct connection to their mother's belief in them, even when factors such as the children''s intellectual ability and their parents'' wealth were taken into account.
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It is believed that mothers are more likely to push their daughters rather than their sons. But, daughter''s earnings showed no link to their mother's expectations.
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According to Flouri, belief in a child's abilities is "just one aspect" of parenting.
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Britney Spears' mother has been accused of being a pushy mum and driving her career, starting when the star had her big break on Disney's Mickey Mouse Club when she was 12 years old.
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The 26-year-old is now ranked as the eighth best-selling female recording artist in the US, to the Recording Industry Association of America.
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The findings of the study are published in the Journal of Educational Psychology and reported in the New Scientist.
