Effects of Maternal Sociodemographic Characteristics and Parenting Stress on a Child's Self-Concept: Parenting Style as a Mediating Factor.
- Author:
Soojin CHUNG
1
;
Jeongyoon CHOI
Author Information
1. WITH Dr. Kim's Psychiatric Clinic, Seoul, Korea. szzee@naver.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Maternal Education;
Parenting Stress;
Parenting Style;
Self-Concept
- MeSH:
Child;
Employment;
Humans;
Mothers;
Negotiating;
Parenting;
Parents;
Weights and Measures;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2008;19(2):120-128
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of maternal sociodemographic characteristics, especially education and employment, and parenting stress on the child's self-concept. Attention was also paid to the mediating impact of parenting style on the relationship between the maternal variables and a child's self-concept. METHODS: A questionnaire and three scales were completed by fifth graders and their mothers, and 270 sets of paired data were analyzed. RESULTS: The results showed that mothers with higher education experienced less child-related parenting stress, were perceived to be more achievement-oriented and rational by their children, and also had children with more positive selfconcept. The relationship between maternal education and child's self-concept was mediated by the rationality dimension of parenting style. Maternal employment was not related to parenting stress, parenting style and most aspects of the child's self-concept. Lastly, child-related parenting stress had a negative effect on the child's self-concept, and this effect was mediated by the warmth and rationality dimensions of parenting style. CONCLUSION: Parenting style had a mediating effect on the relationships between the child's self-concept and maternal education and child-related parenting stress.
