Association between behavioral problems and parenting stress in preschool children
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2018.21.007
- VernacularTitle: 学龄前儿童行为问题与父母亲职压力的关系
- Author:
Hengheng ZHONG
;
Xianglan WANG
1
Author Information
1. Nursing Department, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 410060, China
- Publication Type:Clinical Trail
- Keywords:
Preschool children;
Behavioral problems;
Parenting stress
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2018;34(21):1631-1634
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To analyze the relationship between parenting stress in parents and behavioral problems in preschool children, to provide scientific basis for prevention and intervention of preschool children′s behavioral problems.
Methods:A sample of 208 preschool children were selected from Changsha. Parents were invited to complete the Conners Child Behavior Checklist (Parent Question) and Parenting Stress Index (PSI).
Results:The proportion of preschool children with behavioral problems in this surveyed sample was 19.71% (41/208). The rate of higher level parenting stress was 19.71% (41/208). Total parenting stress scores in preschool children with behavioral problems were 83.46±16.76, which were higher than the scores 77.07±15.02 in those without behavioral problems (t=-2.38, P<0.05), and difficult child scales stress score in preschool children with behavioral problems were 29.95±6.44, which were higher than the scores 26.71±6.10 in those without behavioral problems (t=-3.02, P<0.05). Total parenting stress scores was positively related with each of dimension of behavioral problems (r=0.14-0.42, P<0.05 or 0.01).
Conclusion:The behavioral problems is positively related with parenting stress in preschool children. Therefore, the parents of preschool children should adjust their parenting stress, so as to create a warm growing environment for their children, thus reducing the behavioral problems of preschool children.
