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When is Parental Calling Adaptive?: Differences in Happiness, Parenting Stress, and Relationship Satisfaction According to Latent Profiles of Parental Calling and Parenting Characteristics

  • THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
  • 2026, 39(1), pp.111~138
  • Publisher : The Korean Society For Developmental Psychology
  • Research Area : Social Science > Psychological Science
  • Received : July 15, 2025
  • Accepted : March 3, 2026
  • Published : March 15, 2026

Sungsue Im 1 Sujin Yang ORD ID 2

1이화여자대학교 심리학과
2이화여자대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study identified latent profiles of mothers based on parental calling, child-based self-worth, positive parenting, and psychological control, and examined differences in happiness, parenting stress, and mother–child relationship satisfaction. A total of 518 Korean mothers with children aged 13–18 participated. Latent profile analysis revealed five groups: High Calling–Supportive Type (11.1%), Committed Calling–Parenting Type (25.3%), Moderate Type (48.1%), Obligated Calling–Controlling Type (4.0%), and Restricted Calling–Controlling Type (11.5%). Mothers in profiles with higher calling and positive parenting reported higher happiness and relationship satisfaction, and lower parenting stress. However, the Obligated Calling–Controlling Type showed high stress and low well-being despite high calling. These results suggest that the combination of parental calling, parenting behaviors, and psychological attitudes toward children can lead to either adaptive or maladaptive outcomes

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