Children's learning behaviors matter for mothers' life satisfaction: A 30-day daily diary study during the COVID-19 lockdown

IF 3.8 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Applied psychology. Health and well-being Pub Date : 2025-06-12 DOI:10.1111/aphw.70054

Ying Liang, Xingcheng Shi, Dingling Xia, Shuyi Zhai, Peipei Hong, Jie He

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Abstract

Parents' life satisfaction plays a crucial role in promoting family functioning. This study investigated how children's daily learning behaviors are associated with mothers' life satisfaction, considering parenting styles, such as authoritative and authoritarian parenting. In total, 399 Chinese mothers of young school-aged children (M = 7.9 years old, SD = 0.9 years) participated in a 30-day daily diary study during the COVID-19 lockdown. Multilevel modeling indicated that, at both the between- and within-person levels, mothers reported higher life satisfaction when their children exhibited more positive learning behaviors (i.e. spent more time on schoolwork, participated in more extracurricular activities, displayed more learning concentration, and showed more learning autonomy). Cross-level interactions revealed that within-person changes in children's extracurricular participation were associated with life satisfaction among mothers with lower levels of authoritative parenting. Moreover, associations between children's time spent on schoolwork and mothers' life satisfaction were significant among mothers with lower levels of authoritarian parenting. However, associations between children's learning autonomy and mothers' life satisfaction were stronger among mothers with higher levels of authoritarian parenting. This study contributes to the existing body of literature and provides novel evidence, emphasizing the importance of assessing child and parent characteristics to better support mothers' well-being.

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儿童的学习行为对母亲的生活满意度很重要：一项为期30天的每日日记研究

父母的生活满意度在促进家庭功能方面起着至关重要的作用。本研究考察了孩子的日常学习行为与母亲的生活满意度之间的关系，考虑了父母的教养方式，如权威型和威权型。在COVID-19封锁期间，共有399名年幼学龄儿童的中国母亲（M = 7.9岁，SD = 0.9岁）参加了一项为期30天的每日日记研究。多层次模型显示，在人与人的层面上，当孩子表现出更多的积极学习行为（即花更多的时间在功课上、参加更多的课外活动、表现出更多的学习注意力和表现出更多的学习自主性）时，母亲的生活满意度更高。跨层次互动显示，在权威教育水平较低的母亲中，儿童课外参与的个人内部变化与生活满意度有关。此外，在专制教育水平较低的母亲中，孩子花在功课上的时间和母亲的生活满意度之间的联系是显著的。然而，孩子的学习自主性和母亲的生活满意度之间的联系在专制教育水平较高的母亲中更为强烈。本研究补充了现有的文献，并提供了新的证据，强调了评估儿童和父母特征对更好地支持母亲幸福的重要性。

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Applied psychology. Health and well-being PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED-

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12.10

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2.90%

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期刊介绍： Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being is a triannual peer-reviewed academic journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the International Association of Applied Psychology. It was established in 2009 and covers applied psychology topics such as clinical psychology, counseling, cross-cultural psychology, and environmental psychology.