Psychological Development and Education ›› 2014, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (4): 427-434.

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Classes of Mothers' Parenting Stress with Children Aged 3~5 and Their Predictors

XIANG Zi-ni1, ZHANG Xing-hui1, LI Ya-jun2, WANG Yun1, LI Yan-fang1   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875;
    2. Hongkou Teachers' Training College of Shanghai, Shanghai 200081
  • Online:2014-07-15 Published:2014-07-15

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Abstract: Classes of parenting stress and their predictors were examined using latent profile analysis and multivariate logistic regression in a sample of 6021 mothers with children aged 3~5. Analysis revealed that 5 classes best characterized the parenting stress of this sample, including the low group(22.31%, the stress from children' s development and the demand of being a parent were both the lowest), the moderate group(38.17%, the stress from both domains were at the average level), the high-child-domain group(26.39%, the stress from children development was high), the high-parent-domain group(8.62%, the stress from the demand of being a parent was high) and the comprehensive high group(4.52%, the stress from both domains were the highest). Compared with the low group and the comprehensive high group, the likelihood of being in the high-child-domain group was significantly higher for mothers who had lower income and younger childbearing age, and the likelihood of being in the high parent-domain group was significantly higher for mothers with more expectations for their children. Besides, compared with the low group, the likelihood of being in the high-child-domain, the high parent-domain and the comprehensive high group was significantly higher for mothers who were less educated and had worse marital relationship. Findings have significant implications for parenting interventions and supports to specific family needs.

Key words: Mothers with children aged 3~5, classes of parenting stress, latent profile analysis

CLC Number: 

  • B844.3

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