The Effects of Interparental Conflict on Children’s Behavior Problem: The Sequential Mediating Effects of Maternal Stress and Inconsistency
AUTHOR : 김은희,이완정
INFORMATION : page. 23~38 / 2023 Vol.30 No.3
ABSTRACT
This study aims to examine the effects of interparental conflict on young chil-dren’s behavior problem, and to clarify the sequential mediating effect of mother’s daily stress and inconsistent parenting behaviors. Data from 325 mothers of preschoolers in a metropolitan area were analyzed using SPSS 25.0 and SPSS Process macro ver. 4.2. The main results are as follows. First, interparental conflict, mother’s daily stress, and moth-er’s inconsistent parenting behaviors were related to young children’s internalizing and externalizing behavior problems. Second, the sequential mediating effects of maternal stress and inconsistency were shown in the relationship between interparental conflict and young children’s problem behaviors. The results show that the discord in interparental relationship spills into mother-child relationships through maternal stress and incon-sistent parenting and affects children’s behavior problems in conditions of spillover.