The Relationship Between Grandparents’ Involvement and Children’s Social Competence: Chain Mediating Effect of Maternal Parenting Stress and Maternal Parenting Self-Efficacy

Abstract

Abstract: This study investigated the effects of grandparents’ involvement on preschool children’s social competence and its underlying mechanism. Six hundred and ninety-one mothers of 3-6 years old children were asked to report their parenting stress, parenting self-efficacy, their children’s social competence and grandparents’ involvement through online questionnaires. The results showed that: 1) Grandparents’ involvement and children’s social competence were significantly positively correlated. 2) Maternal parenting stress and maternal parenting self-efficacy played partial mediating roles between grandparents’ involvement and children’s social competence. 3) Maternal parenting stress and maternal parenting self-efficacy played significant chain mediating roles between grandparents’ involvement and children’s social competence.

Key words: grandparents’ involvement, maternal parenting stress, maternal parenting self-efficacy, children’s social competence

摘要： 为探究祖辈参与教养对幼儿社会能力的影响及作用机制，采用祖父母参与幼儿生活状况调查问卷、亲职压力简表、父母教养能力感量表和儿童社会能力与行为评价量表，对691名幼儿及其母亲和祖辈进行调查。结果发现：（1）祖辈参与教养与幼儿社会能力呈显著正相关；（2）母亲育儿压力和母亲教养效能感在祖辈参与教养和幼儿社会能力间起部分中介作用；（3）母亲育儿压力、母亲教养效能感在祖辈参与教养和幼儿社会能力间起链式中介作用。

关键词: 祖辈参与教养, 母亲育儿压力, 母亲教养效能感, 幼儿社会能力

CLC Number:

B844

GONG Yang, JIANG Lu, QIN Wenwen. The Relationship Between Grandparents’ Involvement and Children’s Social Competence: Chain Mediating Effect of Maternal Parenting Stress and Maternal Parenting Self-Efficacy[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2021, 19(3): 348-353.

龚扬, 姜露, 秦雯雯. 祖辈参与教养与幼儿社会能力的关系：母亲育儿压力和母亲教养效能感的链式中介作用[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2021, 19(3): 348-353.

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