Associations between maternal parenting styles and preschool children s quality of life in Chengdu
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.01.018
- VernacularTitle:成都地区母亲教养方式与学龄前儿童生活质量的关联
- Author:
LI Chunrong, LUO Shengyu, LIN Li, CHEN Weiqing, REN Yan, ZHANG Meng, GUO Yawei
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Author Information
1. Health Care Department,Chengdu Women s and Children s Central Hospital, Chengdu (611731) , China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Education;
Mothers;
Quality of life;
Regression analysis;
Mental health;
Child,preschool
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2023;44(1):81-84
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the association between maternal parenting styles and quality of life among preschools，to provide a scientific theoretical basis for interventions targeting at prmoting early life health.
Methods:From May to July, 2021, a stratified cluster sampling method was used to enroll 4 233 child mother dyads from 14 preschools in Chengdu. An online questionnaire survey was administered to collect socio demographic information, maternal parenting styles, and children s quality of life.
Results:The overall score of quality of life was (80.17±9.81) among preschool children in Chengdu. In the multivariate linear regression models, maternal emotional warmth were significantly associated with higher scores in emotional functioning, social functioning, school functioning, psychosocial health summary score, and total scores ( β coefficients in the high level group were 2.63 , 4.95 , 12.05, 6.54,4.88, P <0.05). In contrast, both maternal rejection and overprotection were significantly associated with lower scores in physical functioning, emotional functioning, social functioning, school functioning, psychosocial health summary score, and the total scores of children s quality of life (for rejection: β coefficients in the high level group were -9.39, -10.82, -7.12 , -6.04 , -8.00, and -8.35 , respectively; for overprotection: β coefficients in the high level group were -6.71, -5.85, -3.08 , -2.39 , -3.77, and - 4.51 , respectively， P <0.05). The associations between high level of maternal rejection and children s emotional functioning showed significant gender differences( β =-3.23, P <0.05).
Conclusion:Maternal parenting style has a significant impact on children s quality of life. Interventions targeting at maternal parenting styles may be beneficial to improve the quality of life in preschool children.
