Korean Journal of Child Studies (아동학회지)

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The Effects of Father Marital Satisfaction on Young Child Emotion Regulation: Mediating Effects of Father Parenting Participation

아버지의 결혼만족도가 유아의 정서조절능력에 미치는 영향: 아버지의 양육참여도의 매개효과

  • Yoon, Mi Sun (Department of Child Welfare, Chungang University) ;
  • Kim, Misuk (Department of Social Welfare, Chungang University)
  • 윤미선 (중앙대학교 아동복지학과) ;
  • 김미숙 (중앙대학교 사회복지학부)
  • Received : 2016.02.29
  • Accepted : 2016.06.15
  • Published : 2016.06.30
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Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between father marital satisfaction and parenting participation and young child emotion regulation to determine the mediating effects of father marital satisfaction and parenting participation on young child emotion regulation. Methods: This study was conducted with 249 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds and their fathers at nurseries in Seoul and Gyeonggi. The collected data were analyzed via frequency, average, standard deviation, Pearson's correlation analysis, Baron and Kenny's hierarchical regression analysis, and the Sobel test. Results: First, father marital satisfaction, parenting participation and young child emotion regulation, including the sub-factors of each variable, were all significantly correlated. Second, father parenting participation was found to have a full-mediating effect emotion regulation of the young child. Meanwhile, father parenting participation was found to have a full mediating effect others-regulation of the young child. In addition, father parenting participation was found to have a partial mediating effect on young child self-regulation. Conclusion: These results suggests the need to provide more practical family programs and realistic governmental support to promote father parenting participation.

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