The Effects of Preschoolers' Temperament and Parenting Sense of Competence on Mothers' Parenting Behavior
Year: 2013
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study examined the relationship among preschoolers` temperament, parenting sense of competence, and mothers` parenting behavior. It also examined the mediating effects of parenting sense of competence on the relationship between preschoolers` temperament and mothers` parenting behavior. A total of 155 mothers with preschoolers aged 3 to 4(83 boys and 72 girls), living in Seoul, participated in this study. The mothers completed questionnaires designed to measure preschoolers` temperament, parenting sense of competence, and mothers` parenting behavior. The results indicated that preschoolers` temperament and mothers` parenting sense of competence were significantly related to warmth/acceptance and rejection/restriction. Additionally, preschoolers` temperament was significantly related to parental efficacy and dissatisfaction. Furthermore, parenting sense of competence mediated the relationship between preschoolers` temperament and mothers` parenting behavior. In particular, it was found that parental efficacy fully mediated the relationship between preschoolers` activity level and mothers` rejection/restriction. These findings imply that improving mothers` parenting sense of competence needs to be emphasized in designing prevention and intervention programs aimed at enhancing mothers` positive parenting behavior.
Source: Korean Journal of Child Studies
Institution: Ewha Womans University
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $153
OpenAlex ID: W2058885313