Protective effects of maternal mindfulness on social withdrawal in young children
10.3969/j.issn.1000-6729.2025.01.08
- VernacularTitle:母亲正念对幼儿社交退缩的保护作用
- Author:
Yuanyuan XU
1
;
Yarui ZHANG
;
Tianyong CHEN
Author Information
1. 中国科学院心理研究所,北京 100101;中国科学院大学心理学系,北京 100049
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
maternal mindfulness;
mindful parenting;
parent-child relationship;
social withdrawal;
approach or withdrawal temperament
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2025;39(1):43-48
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the protective effects of maternal mindfulness on social withdrawal in young children and the possible mediating effects of mindful parenting,parent-child relationships and moderating effect of approach or withdrawal temperament in it.Methods:Totally 605 mothers of kindergarteners were recruited.They were assessed with the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale(MAAS),Child Social Preference Scale(CSPS),Inter-personal Mindfulness in Parenting Scale(IM-P),Child-Parent Relationship Scale(CPRS),Parent Temperament Questionnaire(PTQ)for maternal mindfulness,social withdrawal behavior,mindful parenting,parent-child relation-ship and approach or withdrawal temperament respectively.Results:The CSPS scores were negatively correlated with the scores of MAAS,IM-P,CPRS,PTQ(r=-0.65--0.16,Ps＜0.01).IM-P scores and CPRS scores played a chain mediating role between MAAS scores and CSPS scores(β=-0.05,P＜0.01),and CPRS scores played a partial mediating role between MAAS scores and CSPS scores(β=-0.04.P＜0.01).The PTQ scores moderated the relationship between MAAS scores and IM-P scores(β=0.11,P＜0.01).Conclusion:It suggests that not only maternal mindfulness but also the chain mediating effect of mindful parenting and parent-child rela-tionship could affect social withdrawal behavior in young children.The approach or withdrawal temperament could mediate the relationship between maternal mindfulness and mindful parenting.
