Maternal Behavior during Mother-Child Problem Solving : Effects of Marital Satisfaction, Parenting Stress, and Attachment Security

문제 해결을 위한 모-자 상호작용시 어머니 행동과 관련된 변인 : 결혼 만족도, 자녀양육 스트레스, 애착 안정성

Maternal interactions during mother-child problem solving tasks were analyzed by marital satisfaction, parenting stress, and child attachment security. Forty 36-to 52-month-old children and their mothers were observed at home. Mothers' ratings of marital satisfaction and parenting stress were collected by questionnaires, and Attachment Q-set assessed child attachment security. Marital satisfaction and child attachment security were negative1y related to parenting stress. Marital satisfaction, parenting stress, and attachment security were related to maternal behaviors. The relations between child's attachment security and maternal behaviors were mediated by parenting stress. Stronger child attachment security was related to lower parenting stress, which in turn contributed to competent maternal behaviors during problem solving.