Are we there for each other? Longitudinal associations between parenting stress and coparenting in parents of preschool and school-aged children

IF 1.8 4区心理学 Q2 COMMUNICATION

PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS Pub Date : 2023-11-27 DOI:10.1111/pere.12530

Stéphanie Azzi, Marie-France Lafontaine, Jean-François Bureau, Audrey Brassard

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Abstract

It is well known that parenthood can be particularly stressful. However, less is known about the stability of parenting stress across children's developmental periods. Certain correlates to parenting stress, such as coparenting support between parents, also appear to play a crucial role in childrearing. The current study aims to shed light on the longitudinal associations between parenting stress during the preschool and school years, along with the moderating effect of coparenting support in this association. Eighty-two heterosexual couples who are parents completed the Parenting Stress Index at Time 1 and Time 2 and the Coparenting Relationship Scale at Time 2. Actor-Partner path analyses revealed that greater parenting stress in each parent was related to their partner's greater parenting stress at each time point, but only to their own greater parenting stress 5 years later. The association between fathers' parenting stress at both time points was weaker in fathers who reported greater coparenting support from their partner. Helping parents reduce their parenting stress and learn to support each other effectively as coparents may be important parenting intervention avenues.

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我们是否在彼此身边?学龄前和学龄儿童父母的养育压力与父母养育之间的纵向关联

众所周知，为人父母的压力特别大。然而，在孩子的发育过程中，父母压力的稳定性却鲜为人知。某些与养育压力相关的因素，如父母之间的相互支持，似乎也在养育孩子中起着至关重要的作用。本研究旨在揭示学龄前和学龄期父母压力之间的纵向关联，以及父母支持在这种关联中的调节作用。82对已为人父母的异性恋夫妇分别在时间1和时间2完成了育儿压力指数，在时间2完成了亲子关系量表。行为者-伴侣路径分析显示，父母双方的育儿压力越大，其伴侣在每个时间点的育儿压力越大，但仅与5年后他们自己的育儿压力越大有关。在这两个时间点上，父亲的育儿压力之间的关联在报告伴侣给予更多育儿支持的父亲中较弱。帮助父母减轻他们的育儿压力，并学会有效地相互支持作为父母可能是重要的育儿干预途径。

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PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS Multiple-

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2.40

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期刊介绍： Personal Relationships, first published in 1994, is an international, interdisciplinary journal that promotes scholarship in the field of personal relationships using a wide variety of methodologies and throughout a broad range of disciplines, including psychology, sociology, communication studies, anthropology, family studies, child development, social work, and gerontology. The subject matter and approach of Personal Relationships will be of interest to researchers, teachers, and practitioners. Manuscripts examining a wide range of personal relationships, including those between romantic or intimate partners, spouses, parents and children, siblings, classmates, coworkers, neighbors, and friends are welcome.