The Associations of Work-Family Conflict, Co-Parenting, and Mindful Parenting: An Actor-Partner Interdependence Model

doi:10.12139/j.1672-0628.2026.05.015

Abstract

Abstract: The associations of work-family conflict and mindful parenting were examined with an actor-partner interdependence model. Furthermore, the mediating roles of co-parenting in both actor effects and partner effects were also tested. A total of 498 parent dyads participated. Results showed that: 1) Both paternal and maternal work-family conflict negatively predicted their own mindful parenting, while paternal work-family conflict significantly and negatively predicted maternal mindful parenting. 2) The mediating actor effects showed that co-parenting played a mediating role in their own work-family conflict and mindful parenting. Specifically, work-family conflict negatively predicted co-parenting, and co-parenting positively predicted mindful parenting. 3) Regarding mediating partner effects, paternal work-family conflict predicted maternal mindful parenting only through maternal co-parenting. This study demonstrated that parent work-family conflict influences mindful parenting through their own or their partners’ co-parenting. This study has implications for reducing the effects of work-family conflict to promote mindful parenting.

Key words: work-family conflict, co-parenting, mindful parenting, actor-partner interdependence model

摘要： 对498对双职工父母进行问卷调查，基于主客体互倚中介模型，探讨双职工父母工作−家庭冲突与正念养育的关系及共同教养的中介作用。结果发现：(1)父母工作−家庭冲突均能显著负向预测自身正念养育，父亲工作−家庭冲突显著负向预测母亲正念养育；(2)共同教养在上述主体效应中发挥中介作用；(3)共同教养的客体中介效应显著，父亲工作−家庭冲突可以通过母亲的共同教养作用于母亲正念养育。研究表明工作−家庭冲突通过个体内与配偶间的共同教养影响正念养育，研究结果为减少双职工父母工作−家庭冲突的消极影响、提升正念养育起到一定启示作用。

关键词: 工作?家庭冲突, 共同教养, 正念养育, 主客体互倚模型

CLC Number:

B849

ZENG Lianping, SONG Mingyi, ZHANG Ranran, XU Xiufen, TONG Xian. The Associations of Work-Family Conflict, Co-Parenting, and Mindful Parenting: An Actor-Partner Interdependence Model[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2026, 24(5): 688-695.

曾练平, 宋明燚, 张冉冉, 许秀芬, 童娴. 双职工父母工作−家庭冲突、共同教养与正念养育的关系：基于主客体互倚模型[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2026, 24(5): 688-695.

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