The aim of this exploratory and descriptive study was to investigate the links between motherhood-related variables and the determinants of the motivators behind mothers’ engagement decisions related to their children’s education. Specifically, the purpose of the study was to examine the associations between mothers’ media exposures and belief systems and the motivators of their engagement decisions. In a quantitative study of 1027 mothers (M_age = 32.91 years) with young children, the participants reported their media exposures and maternal belief systems, along with the factors motivating their engagement decisions within the first level of Hoover–Dempsey and Sandler’s parent involvement model. Path analysis (LISREL) revealed that mass media and maternal belief systems predicted the motivators influencing mothers’ engagement in their children’s education. However, the majority of the variables were not associated with their perceptions of invitations from school experts, i.e., teachers and schools. The results of the current study indicated a paradox in the family engagement process. On the one hand, mothers’ media exposures and intensive motherhood ideologies were associated with their commitment to be a part of their children’s education. On the other hand, their media exposures and intensive motherhood ideologies highlight their concerns regarding invitations of school professionals in a less caring way.

这项探索性和描述性研究的目的是调查与母亲有关的变量与母亲参与决定与子女教育相关的决定因素之间的联系。具体而言，该研究的目的是检查母亲的媒体曝光和信仰体系与其参与决策的动机之间的关联。在对 1027 位母亲的定量研究中（M_年龄 = 32.91 岁）与年幼的孩子，参与者报告了他们的媒体曝光和母亲信仰体系，以及在胡佛-登普西和桑德勒的父母参与模型的第一级中促使他们做出参与决定的因素。路径分析 (LISREL) 显示大众媒体和母亲信仰系统预测了影响母亲参与孩子教育的动机。然而，大多数变量与他们对来自学校专家，即教师和学校的邀请的看法无关。当前研究的结果表明家庭参与过程中存在悖论。一方面，母亲的媒体曝光和强烈的母性意识形态与她们成为子女教育一部分的承诺有关。另一方面，