Psychological Development and Education ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (5): 638-647.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2021.05.04

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Co-parenting and Preschool Children's Social Behavior: The Chain Mediating Effects of Parent-child Relationship and Sibling Relationship Quality

LIU Tiantian1, LI Yan1, LI Youjia2, JIANG Xinmiao3   

  1. 1. College of Education, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234;
    2. China Welfare Institute Kindergarden, Shanghai 200438;
    3. Zhengzhou Guancheng District Hui First Primary School, Zhengzhou 450000
  • Published:2021-09-23

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Abstract: This study explored the chain mediating effects of parent-child relationship and sibling relationship quality in the relationship between co-parenting and preschool children's social behavior. A total of 196 preschool children from 4 kindergartens in Henan Province and their parents and teachers was recruited to participate. Based on family systems theory, the following assessments were performed and analyzed:Parents' Perceptions of the Co-parenting Relationship Scale (PPCR) rated by mothers and fathers, Child-parent Relationship Scale (CPRS) rated by mothers and fathers, Parental Perceptions of Children's Sibling Relationship Quality Questionnaire (PPCSRQ) rated by mothers, and Child Behavior Scale (CBS) rated by teachers. The results suggest that the mother-child conflict and intimacy partly mediated the relationship between maternal perceptions of co-parenting and sibling conflict and warmth, respectively, and that the father-child conflict and intimacy fully mediated the relationship between paternal perceptions of co-parenting and sibling conflict and warmth, respectively. Further, the maternal perceptions of co-parenting mediated children's aggression behavior in peer relationships through parent-child conflict and sibling conflict. The paternal perceptions of co-parenting had an impact on children's aggression behavior in peer relationships through father-child conflict and sibling conflict.

Key words: sibling relationship, co-parenting, parent-child relationship, aggression behavior, young children

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  • B844
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