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Relationship between parenting stress and behavioral and emotional problems in preschool children: A mediation effect

Zhi-Wei Fu1, Yue-Jing Li1, Ran Yu1

  • 1Department of Children's Health, Shijiazhuang Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei Province, China.

World Journal of Psychiatry
|January 20, 2025
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Parental family upbringing significantly influences preschool children's behavioral and emotional problems by mediating parental stress. Positive parenting styles are associated with fewer child behavior issues, highlighting the need for parenting support.

Area of Science:

  • Child Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Family Studies

Background:

  • Preschool children commonly exhibit behavioral and emotional problems, including anxiety, irritability, and aggression.
  • These issues necessitate clinical attention and research into contributing factors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess family rearing practices, parental stress, and preschooler behavioral/emotional problems.
  • To analyze how family rearing mediates the relationship between parental stress and child behavioral/emotional issues.

Main Methods:

  • A convenience sample of 258 preschool children and their parents participated.
  • Data were collected via questionnaire surveys and analyzed using Pearson's correlation and structural equation modeling.

Main Results:

  • Children's behavioral/emotional problems positively correlated with "hostile/mandatory" parenting and negatively with "support/participation" styles.
  • Parental family upbringing demonstrated a 29.89% mediating effect between parental stress and child behavioral problems.

Conclusions:

  • Family upbringing plays a crucial mediating role in the link between parental stress and children's behavioral/emotional challenges.
  • Clinicians should offer evidence-based parenting guidance to support preschool children's mental health.
Abstract

Keywords:
Children's behavioral and emotional problemsFamily rearingMediating effectParenting stressPreschool children

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