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Effects of parental bedtime involvement during children's bedtime
1Department of Child and Family Studies, Kyung Hee University.
Summary
Parental bedtime soothing significantly buffers mothers' parenting stress effects on children's happiness. This family routine supports child well-being, challenging Western parenting advice against parental presence at bedtime.
Area of Science:
- Child Psychology
- Family Studies
- Developmental Psychology
Background:
- Parenting stress negatively impacts child well-being.
- Parental bedtime involvement's role as a moderator is under-researched.
Purpose of the Study:
- Examine parental bedtime soothing and bed-sharing as moderators.
- Investigate their effects on the link between parenting stress and child happiness.
Main Methods:
- Utilized data from the Panel Study on Korean Children (PSKC).
- Analyzed 1,360 7-year-old South Korean first-graders.
- Assessed parenting stress, bedtime soothing, bed-sharing, and child happiness.
Main Results:
- Parenting stress negatively affects children's happiness.
- Parental bedtime soothing (maternal and paternal) moderated the link between mothers' stress and child happiness.
- Bed-sharing did not moderate this relationship; father's stress was not moderated by either factor.
Conclusions:
- Parental presence for soothing at bedtime acts as a buffer against maternal parenting stress.
- This challenges Western parenting recommendations advising against parental presence for sleep.
- Family routines involving parental bedtime soothing support children's subjective happiness.
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