The Relationship Between Paternal Depression and Children’s Problem Behavior: The Chain Mediating Roles of Paternal Parenting Self-Efficacy and Paternal Parenting Style

Abstract

Abstract: This study examined the mediating roles of paternal parenting self-efficacy and parenting style in the relationship between parental depression and children’s problem behavior. Participants of the study were 310 fathers in Shandong Province. The Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, Parenting Self-Efficacy subscale of the Parenting Sense of Competence Scale, the Rating Scale of Chinese Parenting Style and the Conners Parent Symptom Questionnaire were used for data collection. Results showed that: 1) Paternal depression, paternal rude and autocratic, connection of emotion and children’s problem behavior were significantly and positively correlated, paternal parenting self-efficacy, paternal democracy care, tolerant and understanding were significantly and positively correlated, and were significantly and negatively related to paternal depression, paternal rude and autocratic, connection of emotion, children’s problem behavior. 2) Paternal depression directly and positively predicted children’s problem behavior. 3) Paternal parenting self-efficacy, paternal democracy care, rude and autocratic, and connection of emotion played multiple mediating roles in the relationship between paternal depression and children’s problem behavior.

Key words: paternal depression, children’s behavior problems, paternal parenting self-efficacy, paternal parenting style

摘要： 以310名幼儿父亲为研究对象，采用流行病调查中心抑郁量表、父母教养能力感量表的教养效能感分问卷、父母教养方式评价量表和Conners儿童行为问卷，考察父亲教养效能感和教养方式在父亲抑郁与幼儿问题行为间的中介作用。结果显示：（1）父亲抑郁、专制粗暴、情感联系和幼儿问题行为两两之间均显著正相关，父亲教养效能感、民主关怀、宽容理解两两之间均显著正相关，父亲教养效能感、民主关怀、宽容理解分别与父亲抑郁、专制粗暴、情感联系和幼儿问题行为两两之间显著负相关；（2）父亲抑郁对幼儿问题行为具有显著的正向预测作用；（3）父亲教养效能感和自身的民主关怀、专制粗暴、情感联系不仅分别在父亲抑郁与幼儿问题行为之间起部分中介作用，而且在父亲抑郁与幼儿问题行为之间起链式中介作用。

关键词: 父亲抑郁, 幼儿问题行为, 父亲教养效能感, 父亲教养方式

CLC Number:

B844

LI Tiantian, GU Jiyou, XU Hewen. The Relationship Between Paternal Depression and Children’s Problem Behavior: The Chain Mediating Roles of Paternal Parenting Self-Efficacy and Paternal Parenting Style[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2021, 19(1): 66-73.

李甜甜, 顾吉有, 徐鹤文. 父亲抑郁对幼儿问题行为的影响：教养效能感和教养方式的中介作用[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2021, 19(1): 66-73.

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