Article

The Mediational Role of Korean Boys\'s and Girls\'s Mothers Parenting Self-Efficacy: The Causal Relations Model of Parenting Behaviors

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최형성

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pp. 121~137 / 2005 Vol.12 No.4

Abstract

This study investigated the causal relations between boy\'s and gir\'sl mother\'s perceived social support and stress, child\'s temperament, and mother\'s parenting behaviors including a mediational role of Korean mother\'s parenting self-efficacy. The participant were 404 Korean children(189 boys and 215 girls) and 404 their mothers living in Seoul, Korea. Results showed that mother\'s parenting self-efficacy of boy was positively related to mother\'s Warmth- Acceptance and negatively related to mother\'s Rejection-Restriction. Mother\'s parenting self-efficacy of girl was positively related to mother\'s Warmth-Acceptance and negatively related to mother\'s Rejection-Restriction and Permissiveness-Nonintervention. Structural equation modeling indicated that mother\'s parenting self-efficacy of boy was a significant mediator of the relation between mother\'s perceived social support and child temperament, and mother\'s parenting behaviors including Warmth-Acceptance, Rejection- Restriction. Mother\'s parenting self-efficacy of girl was a significant mediator of the relation between mother\'s perceived social support and mother\'s parenting behaviors including Warmth-Acceptance, Rejection-Restriction, and Permissiveness-Nonintervention. Also child\'s temperament had direct effect on mother\'s Permissiveness-Nonintervention of girl.

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