어머니의 양육스트레스, 온정적 양육행동 및 통제적 양육행동이 유아의 사회적 유능감에 미치는 영향

The Effects of Parenting Stress of Mothers, Warm Parenting Behaviors and Controlling Parenting Behaviors on Children’s Social Competence

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of parenting stress of mothers, warm parenting behaviors and controlling parenting behaviors on children’s social competence. Methods: A total of 1515 mothers of young children(780 boys, 735 girls), who had participated in wave 7 of the Panel Study on Korean Children(PSKC), answered the questionnaires. The questionnaires included items about mothers’ parenting stress, parenting behaviors, and their children’s social competence. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation and structural equation models using SPSS 23 and AMOS 22. Results: First, there was a significantly negative correlation between mothers’ parenting stress and children’s social competence. Also, there was a significantly positive correlation between mothers’ warm parenting behaviors and controlling parenting behavior and children’s social competence. Second, mothers’ parenting stress showed a direct negative effect on children’s social competence. Third, mothers’ warm parenting behaviors and controlling parenting behaviors showed partial mediating roles in the relationship between mothers’ parenting stress and children s social competence. Conclusion/Implications: In order to develop positive social competence of children, programs and social support are needed to reduce mothers’parenting stress and induce positive parenting behaviors.