부모의 양육스트레스와 유아의 공격적 · 협동적 행동의 종단적 관계: 부모공동양육의 매개효과

Objectives: This study examined the longitudinal relations between mothers’ and fathers’ parenting stress and young children's aggressive and cooperative behaviors via mothers' and fathers' co-parenting behaviors. Methods: The sample consisted of 1,692 mothers, fathers, and their young children (M age = 5 years at T1; 51% boys) who participated in the Panel Study on Korean Children. Structural equation modeling was conducted to examine the relations among parenting stress, co-parenting, and young children's aggressive and cooperative behaviors. Results: Mothers' and fathers' parenting stress were longitudinally associated with their own and their partners' positive and conflict-ridden co-parenting behaviors, which in turn predicted young children's aggressive and cooperative behaviors. Moreover, the positive and conflict-ridden co-parenting behaviors of mothers in particular played mediating roles in the longitudinal links between mothers' and fathers' parenting stress and young children's aggressive and cooperative behaviors. Conclusions: The present findings contributed to our understanding about the intervening mechanisms that account for how parenting stress is related to young children's aggressive and cooperative behaviors. KCI Citation Count: 6