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http://dx.doi.org/10.5723/KJCS.2014.35.4.199

The Effects of Mothers' Parenting Efficacy on Children's Emotional Regulation : The Role of Mothers' Perception of Fathers' Involvement in Child Care  

Yoon, Seohee (Dept. of Child Psychology and Education, Sungkyunkwan University)
Sung, Jihyun (Dept. of Child Psychology and Education, Sungkyunkwan University)
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Korean Journal of Child Studies / v.35, no.4, 2014 , pp. 199-222 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study sought to illuminate a moderating effect of mother's perception of father's involvement on the associations between mother's parenting efficacy and child's emotional regulation. The participants in this study comprised 292 mothers whose children were aged between 4 and 5. The children were attending child care centers or kindergartens located in Seoul or Gyeonggi-do province in Korea. The questionnaires on mother's parental efficacy, father's parental involvement, and their children's emotional regulation were distributed to mothers through their child care centers or kindergartens. The results indicated a significant correlation among the variables. Although mothers' parenting efficacy had relatively higher effects upon their children's emotional regulation than their fathers' involvement, the effect of a fathers' involvement was still significant. In particular, the fathers' involvement in leisure activities moderated the effects of the mothers' parenting efficacy on children's emotional comprehension and regulation(one of the sub-factors of emotional regulation).
Keywords
father's involvement; mother's parenting efficacy; child's emotional regulation;
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