아버지의 양육참여도, 어머니의 양육스트레스 및 어머니의 스마트폰 중독, 유아의 스마트폰 중독 간의 구조적 관계

On the Structural Relationship Between Fathers’ Involvement in Parenting, Mother’s Parenting Stress and Smartphone Addiction, and Children’s Smartphone Addiction

Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze the structural relationshipbetween fathers’ involvement in parenting, mother’s parenting stress and smartphoneaddiction, and children’s smartphone addiction. Methods: The subjects of this study were 327 children aged between 3 and 5who were attending nurseries and kindergartens in Gyeonggido, Gangwondo, andBusan, South Korea, and their mothers, fathers, and teachers. The data collectedfrom the subjects were analyzed based on correlation analysis and structural equationmodeling. Results: First, the fathers’ involvement in parenting had a direct effect on theirchildren’s smartphone addiction, and no direct effect on the mother’s parentingstress and smartphone addiction. Second, the mother’s parenting stress had a directeffect on the mother’s smartphone addiction and direct and indirect effects on theirchildren’s smartphone addiction. Third, the mother’s smartphone addiction had adirect effect on their children’s smartphone addiction. Conclusion/Implications: The findings in this study suggest the fathers’involvement in parenting and the mother’s parenting stress and smartphoneaddiction have effects on their children’s smartphone addiction. Based on theseresults, the study proposed ways to prevent children’s addiction to smartphonesand provided suggestions for further research.