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Maternal Parenting Behavior and Preschoolers' Sleep Problems: The Mediating Role of Effortful Control in a Korean

Jae Eun Jeong1, Bomi Lee, Hyeon Chung Hong

  • 1Department of Child Development & Intervention, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea .

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics : JDBP
|July 16, 2025
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Maternal parenting impacts preschooler sleep. Negative parenting directly affects sleep, while positive parenting influences sleep indirectly through children's self-control. Chaotic environments exacerbate sleep issues.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Child Sleep Science
  • Parenting Research

Background:

  • Preschooler sleep is vital for development.
  • Parenting behaviors and child self-control are key factors in sleep.
  • Understanding these relationships can inform interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine factors associated with preschooler sleep problems.
  • To investigate direct effects of maternal parenting on sleep.
  • To explore indirect effects mediated by children's effortful control.

Main Methods:

  • Survey study with 774 mothers and their preschool-aged children (3-6 years).
  • Questionnaires assessed maternal parenting, child effortful control, and sleep problems.
  • Statistical analysis explored direct and mediated relationships.

Main Results:

  • Rejecting and chaotic maternal parenting directly correlated with sleep problems.
  • Child effortful control mediated the link between positive parenting and sleep.
  • Effortful control's mediating role was significant only with chaotic parenting.

Conclusions:

  • Maternal parenting has differential impacts on preschooler sleep.
  • Negative parenting shows direct links; positive parenting links are mediated by self-regulation.
  • Inconsistent home environments may impair behavioral regulation, leading to sleep disturbances.
Abstract

Keywords:
effortful controlparenting behaviorpreschoolerssleep problems

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