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The Effects of Adult Attachment on Parenting Stress in Preshooler's mothers : Marital Conflict as a Mediating Variable  

Ye, Nam-Hee (Dept. of Child, Catholic Univ. of DaeGu)
Min, Ha-Yeoung (Dept. of Child, Catholic Univ. of DaeGu)
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Journal of Families and Better Life / v.28, no.5, 2010 , pp. 67-74 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study investigates the effects of adult attachment on parenting stress using marital conflict as a mediating variable for mothers of preschoolers. The subjects were 370 mothers who lived with at least one preschooler in Daegu or Gyeongbuk Province. The collected data were analyzed by Pearson's correlation as well as single and multiple regressions that used SPSS Win 15.0. The results were as follows: (1) The adult attachment by mothers was negatively associated with parenting stress. The adult attachment level of mothers becomes lower as the perception of parenting stress increases. (2) The adult attachment by mothers was negatively associated with marital conflict. That is, the adult attachment level of mothers becomes lower as the perception of marital conflict increases. (3) The effects of adult attachment in parenting stress by mothers was reducing explanation when controlled for the marital conflict. Adult attachment which influenced the parenting stress of mothers was partially mediated by marital conflict. The results of the study imply that to reduce the parenting stress of mothers, there is a need to improve spousal relationships, in addition, there is a need for more active support to improve conjugal relations for mothers whose adult attachment was not stable.
Keywords
parenting stress; adult attachment; marital conflict;
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