Impact of Mother-Perceived Father Parenting Involvement on Preschoolers' Self-Regulation: Sequential Dual Mediation Effects of Maternal Parenting Stress and Preschoolers' Smartphone Overdependence

• DOI: 10.22251/jlcci.2024.24.20.501
• Publication Date: 2024-10-31T03:24:08Z
• Authors: Jung-Heon Park; Yeon-Woo Lee
• Keywords: Parenting skills

Objectives This study aims to examine whether maternal parenting stress and preschoolers’ smartphone over-dependence exhibit a sequential dual mediation effect in the relationship between mothers' perception of fathers' involvement self-regulation. Methods The analyzed responses from 297 mothers 5- 7-year-old children attending four daycare centers Busan-Gyeongnam area, collected over 14-day period October 12 26, 2023. A total 33 respondents were excluded due non-responses or unreliable answers, leaving valid responses. Pearson’s product-moment correlation analysis was conducted relationships variables, Hayes (2018) PROCESS macro model 6 employed analyze effect. Results positive observed self-regulation, while overdependence negatively correlated with Maternal showed corre-lation negative Preschoolers' also Furthermore, mediating effects self-regu-lation significant. preschoolers' smart-phone confirmed be Conclusions These results confirm that synergistic occurs when infant's sequentially mediate pa-renting