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http://dx.doi.org/10.5723/KJCS.2015.36.2.131

The Influence of Mother's Marital Conflict and Avoidance Coping Strategies with Marital Conflict on School Aged Child-Rearing Stress: On the Focus of Interaction  

Min, Ha Young (Catholic University of DaeGu)
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Korean Journal of Child Studies / v.36, no.2, 2015 , pp. 131-143 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study sought to investigate the influence of mother's marital conflict and avoidance coping strategies with marital conflict on school aged child-rearing stress, on the focus of interaction mother's marital conflict and avoidance coping strategies with marital conflict. The subjects comprised 234 mothers of school aged children in Daegu and Keoungbok. The collected data were analyzed by mean of t-test, Pearson Correlation, and Hierarchical regression using SPSS Win 19.0. The results were as follows. (1) Mother's marital conflict significantly influenced on school aged child-rearing stress. However mother's avoidance coping strategies with marital conflict on school aged child-rearing stress did not. (2) The interaction effects of mother's marital conflict and avoidance coping strategies with marital conflict on school aged child-rearing stress was observed.
Keywords
mother's marital conflict; avoidance coping strategies with marital conflict; school aged child-rearing stress;
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