The Mediating Effect of Self-Regulation in the Relationship between Maternal Parenting Behavior and Children's Emotional Behavior Problems
AUTHOR : 조미정, 이주연
INFORMATION : page. 235~258 / 2022 Vol.29 No.3
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating effect of self-regulation in the relationship between maternal parenting behavior and children’s emotional behavioral problems. For this purpose, 659 male and female 4th graders of an elementary school were measured for perceived parenting behavior, self-regulation, and emotional behavior problems. For the collected data, descriptive statistical analysis, reliability analysis, and correlation analysis were performed using SPSS 25.0, and MODEL 4 of PROCESS macro. First, self-regulation showed a mediating effect in the relationship between warm/accepting maternal parenting behavior and ‘difficulty of developing relationships’, ‘attention deficit hyperactivity’, and ‘aggressive behavior’, which are subfactors of emotional behavioral problems. However, there was no significant effect on ‘inappropriate emotional expression and coping’ and ‘somatization’. Second, self-regulation showed a mediating effect in the relationship between rejecting/restricting maternal parenting behavior and ‘difficulty of developing relationships’, ‘attention deficit hyperactivity’, and ‘aggressive behavior’, whereas ‘inappropriate emotional expression and coping’, and ‘somatization’ were unaffected. Third, self-regulation showed a mediating effect in the relationship between permissive/non-interfering maternal parenting behavior and ‘difficulty of developing relationships’, ‘attention deficit hyperactivity’, ‘aggressive behavior’, and ‘inappropriate emotional expression and coping’. No effects were shown on ‘somatization’. In conclusion, the mediating effect of self-regulation differs according to parenting behavior and children's emotional behavioral problems, which should be considered when counseling children and youth.