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Effects of maternal mindfulness on parents’ relationships with adolescent children: sequential mediation of parenting efficacy and parenting stress

  • THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
  • 2024, 37(1), pp.25-42
  • DOI : 10.35574/KJDP.2024.3.37.1.25
  • Publisher : The Korean Society For Developmental Psychology
  • Research Area : Social Science > Psychological Science
  • Received : October 15, 2023
  • Accepted : February 19, 2024
  • Published : March 15, 2024

Woong Shin 1 Eun Sil Choi 2

1가톨릭대학교 상담심리대학원
2가톨릭대학교

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ABSTRACT

By considering the roles of parenting efficacy and parenting stress, this research sought to understand how maternal mindfulness influences parent-adolescent relationships. Surveys on 307 mothers with children in middle and high school revealed several correlations. First, mindfulness in mothers, parent-child relationships, and parental efficacy all showed significant positive correlations with each other. Additionally, parenting stress and mindfulness in mothers, parent-child relationships, and parental efficacy each showed significant negative correlations. Interestingly, while high maternal mindfulness appeared to enhance parenting efficacy and reduce stress, only parenting stress, served as a mediator in the relationship between mindfulness and the parent-child bond. These findings underscore the importance of maternal mindfulness in fostering healthier parent-child dynamics.

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