Exploring Mothers' and Fathers' Reported Use of Discipline Practices With Their Preschoolers: Associations With Parental Well-Being

IF 1.2 4区心理学 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly-Journal of Developmental Psychology Pub Date : 2022-04-01 DOI:10.1353/mpq.2022.0006

C. Frosch, Wendy Middlemiss, Marcus A. Fagan, Joohee G. Kim, Mark A. Lopez, Sarah Savoy, Flóra Faragó, N. Khaleghi, Emily A. Sanchez, Abigail DeGuenther, Jasmine N. Thompson, C. R. Crugnola, A. Tagini, E. Ierardi, D. D. Oh, E. Pomerantz

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Abstract:Supporting parents in use of effective, evidence-based discipline remains an important goal for research, practice, and policy. This study explored parental well-being and reported discipline practices with preschoolers (2–5 years). Parents (N = 205; 97 fathers) completed a Qualtrics-based survey assessing discipline practices, feelings of judgment in the parental role, anxiety and depression symptoms, and fear of happiness. Parents higher on anxiety used greater structure/limit setting. Higher parental anxiety and depression symptoms related to greater fear of happiness, and fathers higher on anxiety reported greater judgment in the parental role. For mothers, fear of happiness was modestly and positively associated with use of directive/punitive discipline and negatively associated with use of structure/limit setting. Results suggest parental well-being may be linked to discipline use in unique ways for mothers and fathers. Findings can support researchers and community professionals in understanding an array of parental characteristics that may relate to discipline practices.

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探究母亲和父亲对学龄前儿童的管教行为：与父母幸福感的关系

摘要：支持父母使用有效的循证学科仍然是研究、实践和政策的重要目标。这项研究探讨了父母的幸福感，并报道了学龄前儿童（2-5岁）的纪律实践。父母（N=205；97名父亲）完成了一项基于Qualtrics的调查，评估了纪律实践、对父母角色的判断感、焦虑和抑郁症状以及对幸福的恐惧。焦虑程度较高的父母使用了更大的结构/限制设置。父母焦虑和抑郁症状越高，对幸福的恐惧越大，焦虑程度越高的父亲对父母角色的判断越强。对于母亲来说，对幸福的恐惧与指令/惩罚纪律的使用适度正相关，与结构/限制设置的使用负相关。研究结果表明，父母的幸福感可能与父母以独特的方式使用纪律有关。研究结果可以支持研究人员和社区专业人员了解一系列可能与纪律实践有关的父母特征。

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期刊介绍： This internationally acclaimed periodical features empirical and theoretical papers on child development and family-child relationships. A high-quality resource for researchers, writers, teachers, and practitioners, the journal contains up-to-date information on advances in developmental research on infants, children, adolescents, and families; summaries and integrations of research; commentaries by experts; and reviews of important new books in development.