Korean Journal of Child Studies (아동학회지)

Korean Association of Child Studies (한국아동학회)
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Toddler's Gender and Temperament by Maternal Stress as Predictors of Mothers' Parenting Behavior

걸음마기 아동의 성, 기질 및 어머니의 스트레스가 양육행동에 미치는 영향

  • Park, Seong Yeon (Dept. of Psychology, Interdisciplinary Program of Child Development & Intervention, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Rubin, Kenneth H. (Dept. of Human Development, University of Maryland, College Park)
  • Received : 2007.12.31
  • Accepted : 2008.03.07
  • Published : 2008.04.30
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Abstract

The objective of this study was to identify how child's gender, temperament, mother's stress and their interactions predict parenting behavior. The subjects were 97 2-year-olds(47boys; 50girls) and their mothers. Data were gathered by questionnaires. Results of a series of hierarchical regression analyses showed combinations of variables that predicted parenting behaviors : (1) mothers reported higher over-protectiveness toward girls and when they were under higher stress. (2) An interaction effect showed that mothers with sons who had higher 'difficult' temperaments reported greater over-protective parenting under greater stress. (3) There were no significant differences in over-protective parenting under low stress, regardless of the level of difficult temperament. (4) Mother's stress was a strong predictor of supportive parenting behaviors.

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