Eva Pomerantz
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The key question guiding my research is that of how to facilitate children's motivation and achievement in school, without undermining their emotional adjustment. To this end, my major emphasis is on the power of children's environment in the development of their academic and emotional functioning. My research group focuses primarily on the contribution of parents to these two types of functioning. Of particular interest, is how the role of parents is shaped by the cultural context in which children and parents reside. To date, our focus has been on the United States and China.
Primary Interests:
- Culture and Ethnicity
- Emotion, Mood, Affect
- Interpersonal Processes
- Motivation, Goal Setting
- Personality, Individual Differences
- Self and Identity
- Social Cognition
Research Group or Laboratory:
Journal Articles:
- Ng, F. F., Pomerantz, E. M., & Lam, S. (2007). Chinese and European American parents’ responses to children's success and failure: Implications for children's responses. Developmental Psychology, 43, 1239-1255.
- Pomerantz, E. M., & Dong, W. (2006). The effects of mothers’ perceptions of children’s competence: The moderating role of mothers’ theories of competence. Developmental Psychology, 42, 950-961.
- Pomerantz, E. M., Moorman, E. A., & Litwack, S. D. (2007). The how, whom, and why of parents’ involvement in children’s schooling: More is not necessarily better. Review of Educational Research, 77, 373-410.
- Pomerantz, E. M., Ng, F. F., & Wang, Q. (2006). Mothers’ mastery-oriented involvement in children’s homework: Implications for the well-being of children with negative perceptions of competence. Journal of Educational Psychology, 98, 99-111.
- Pomerantz, E. M., & Wang, Q. (2009). The role of parents' control in children's development in Western and East Asian countries. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 18, 285-289.
- Pomerantz, E. M., Wang, Q., & Ng, F. F. (2005). Mothers’ affect in the homework context: The importance of staying positive. Developmental Psychology, 41, 414-427.
- Qin, L., Pomerantz, E. M., & Wang, Q. (2009). Are gains in decision-making autonomy during early adolescence beneficial for emotional functioning? The case of the United States and China. Child Development, 80, 1705-1721.
- Wang, Q., & Pomerantz, E. M. (2009). The motivational landscape of early adolescence in the US and China: A longitudinal study. Child Development, 80, 1272-1287.
- Wang, Q., Pomerantz, E. M., & Chen, H. (2007). The role of parents' control in early adolescents' psychological functioning: A longitudinal investigation in the United States and China. Child Development, 78, 1592-1610.
Courses Taught:
- Child Development
- Parental Socialization
- Social and Personality Development
Eva Pomerantz
Department of Psychology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
603 East Daniel Street
Champaign, Illinois 61820
United States of America
- Phone: (217) 244-2538
- Fax: (217) 244-5876