Psychological Development and Education ›› 2024, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (4): 533-541.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2024.04.08

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The Effect of Mindful Parenting on Preschool Children’s Problem Behavior: The Chain Mediating Role of Child-parent Relationship and Resilience

HUANG He1,2, WANG Xiaoying2   

  1. 1. School of Education, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215000;
    2. Faculty of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024
  • Published:2024-08-27

Abstract: Based on the theory of Developmental Contextualism and Conservation of Resources, this study aimed to explore the effect of mindful parenting on preschool children’s problem behavior and its underlying mechanism. We used Interpersonal Mindfulness in Parenting scale, Child-Parent Relationship Scale, Devereux Early Childhood Assessment for Preschoolers Second Edition and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire survey 1712 preschool children and their parents from 27 kindergartens. The results showed that :(1) Mindful parenting significantly predicted preschool children’s internalization problem behavior and externalization problem behavior; (2) Parent-child intimacy, parent-child conflict and resilience played mediating roles between mindful parenting and internalization problem behavior, externalization problem behavior; (3) Parent-child intimacy, parent-child conflict and resilience played a chain mediating role between mindful parenting and internalization problem behavior, externalization problem behavior. The research results can provide theoretical reference for preventing and intervening preschool children’s problem behavior.

Key words: preschool children, mindful parenting, child-parent relationship, resilience, problem behavior

CLC Number: 

  • B844
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