Latent profile analysis of parenting stress and their marriage quality among father of children aged 0-6 in three provinces of Eastern China
10.3760/cma.j.cn211501-20240513-01204
- VernacularTitle:华东地区3个省份0～6岁儿童父亲育儿压力潜在剖面分析及不同类别婚姻质量差异比较
- Author:
Yujie XU
1
;
Lihua ZHOU
;
Qi ZHONG
;
Fengying ZHANG
;
Xiaoqin WANG
;
Zongyun WANG
Author Information
1. 安徽医科大学护理学院，合肥 230032
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Fathers;
Marital status;
Parenting stress;
Latent profile analysis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2025;41(6):401-407
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the extent and characteristics of parenting stress experienced by fathers of children aged 0-6 in three provinces of Eastern China, and to compare the quality of their marital relationships within each latent class, in order to provide reference for developing intervention strategies for different categories of fathers.Methods:Using cross-sectional survey methods, fathers with children aged 0-6 years were recruited using convenience sampling from December 2020 to March 2021 from Anhui province, Zhejiang province and Jiangsu province in Eastern China. Data were collected through a general information questionnaire, the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form, and the Locke-Wallace Marital Adjustment Scale.Latent profile analysis was used to determine the classification, Kruskal-Wallis H test was used to compare the difference of marital quality. Results:A total of 657 questionnaires were distributed and 604 valid questionnaires were recovered. The age of 604 fathers was (32.50 ± 6.26) years, the score of parenting stress was (89.70 ± 17.87) and the score of marriage quality was (108.36 ± 22.28). The characteristics of parenting stress among fathers of young children were categorized into three latent profile types: "high stress-negative parenting group" (88 people accounting for 14.6%), " medium stress- poor interaction group" (329 people accounting for 54.5%), and " low stress-positive parenting group" (187 people accounting for 30.9%). The scores of marriage quality were (99.94 ± 23.81), (106.52 ± 19.84), (115.56 ± 23.70) points among these three latent classes with significant differences ( H=35.89, P<0.05). Conclusions:The study identifies three latent classes of parenting stress among fathers of children aged 0-6, each associated with varying levels of marriage quality. Therefore, targeted interventions aimed at improving fathers′ parenting stress and marriage quality, and helping create family environments where children can grow up healthy.
