Mechanisms of Marital Intimacy in the Relationship Between Child Problem Behaviors and Parental Parenting Stress

Abstract

Abstract: The present study examined the relationship between preschool children problem behaviors and parental parenting stress while analyzing the moderating effect of marital intimacy. Three thousand one hundred and sixty-four preschoolers’ fathers and mothers in Beijing participated the study. Results showed that: a) Maternal parenting stress partially mediated the relationship between child problem behaviors and paternal parenting stress. b) Marital intimacy moderated the effect from maternal parenting stress on paternal parenting stress. With higher marital intimacy, there was higher effect from child problem behaviors on paternal parenting stress via maternal parenting as mediator.

Key words: paternal parenting stress, maternal parenting stress, marital intimacy, child problem behaviors

摘要： 研究旨在探讨学前儿童问题行为对父亲、母亲抚养压力的影响及夫妻亲密在其中的作用机制。采用儿童问题行为问卷、抚养压力量表和夫妻亲密量表对3164名学前儿童的父母进行测查。研究发现：（1）母亲抚养压力在学前儿童问题行为与父亲抚养压力之间起部分中介作用；（2）夫妻亲密调节母亲抚养压力对父亲抚养压力的作用，夫妻亲密越高，母亲抚养压力对父亲抚养压力的预测作用越强，学前儿童问题行为通过母亲抚养压力对父亲抚养压力的间接作用也越大。

关键词: 父亲抚养压力, 母亲抚养压力, 夫妻亲密, 儿童问题行为

CLC Number:

B844

MA Xinyu, CHEN Fumei, LUO Rui, ZHAO Yunyan, WANG Yun. Mechanisms of Marital Intimacy in the Relationship Between Child Problem Behaviors and Parental Parenting Stress[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2020, 18(6): 762-769.

马心宇, 陈福美, 罗芮, 赵云燕, 王耘. 学前儿童问题行为对父母抚养压力的影响及夫妻亲密的调节作用[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2020, 18(6): 762-769.

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